46 Changingawheel
What to do, if . . .
lf your car should develop a fault which
you are capable of dealing with yourself,
proceed as follows if no service station is
accessible.
Tire trouble is a rare thing these days. But
if you should be unlucky and suffer a flat
tire, pull in to the side of the road and
app[y the handbrake. Do not forget to
switch on the hazard warning flashers
and to set up a warning triangle or flash-
ing signal lamp at an adequate distance
to the rear, if these measu res are required
by law.
The spare wheel is housed in the luggage
compartment, under the left floor panel;
this is held by spring clips and can be
lifted out.
The hexagon nut securing the spare
wheel can be unscrewed with the aid of
an open-ended wrench.
The jack (1) and wheel brace (2) are
housed in a compartment on the left of
the luggage compartment. The jack can
be removed after unscrewing the wing
nut (arrow).
Loosen the wheel studs. After removing
a wheel, its hub cap can be pressed out
from the inside.
lmportant: The wedge-shaped wheel
chock must always be placed beneath the
rear wheel on the opposite side of the
vehicle from that being lifted. This pre-
caution is made necessary by the design
of the handbrake. The chock should be
behind the wheel - looking forward -to
prevent the car from rolling backwards.
Fit the jack to one of the 4 lifting point§
provided on the body, and tum until the
defective wheel is clear of the ground.
Fìemove the wheel studs and change the
wheel. Place the centering pin in one of
the five threaded holes. Place the wheel
over the pin, insert a wheel stud, then
remove the pin. Screw in the remaining
wheel studs and tighten them uniformly.
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