CITROEN C6 - Page 145

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It is imperative not to exceed a speed of 80 km/h (50 mph) on
the s
p
are wheel
.
T
he wheel bolts are specifi c to the t
y
pe of wheel
.
When replacin
g
wheels, check with a CITROËN dealer or a
q
ualifi ed worksho
p
that the wheel bolts are com
p
atible with
t
h
e new w
h
ee
l
s
.
N
ote: ta
k
e care to note
d
own t
h
e co
d
e num
b
er en
g
rave
d
on t
h
e
head of the anti-theft bolt socket. This will enable
y
ou to obtain
r
e
p
lacement anti-theft bolt sockets from a dealershi
p.
WHEEL FOR TEMPORARY U
SE
I
f
y
our vehicle is equipped with a
s
pare wheel
f
or temporar
y
use
onl
y
, when fi ttin
g
it it is normal to
obse
rv
e
th
a
t th
e
wh
ee
l
bo
lt
s
do
n
o
t
co
m
e
t
o
bea
r
o
n th
e
wh
ee
l rim
.
The spare wheel is secured b
y
the
c
onical taperin
g
of the wheel bolt’s
s
haft.
S
ee illustration.
W
hen refi ttin
g
the ori
g
inal wheel,
e
n
su
r
e
th
a
t th
e
wh
ee
l
bo
lt
co
nt
ac
t
s
urfaces are clean and in
g
ood
co
n
di
t
io
n
.
REFITTING A WHEEL
1.
F
it the wheel on the hub,
u
sin
g
the centrin
g
g
uide. Make
su
r
e
th
a
t th
e
co
nt
ac
t
su
r
face
be
tw
ee
n th
e
h
ub
a
n
d
th
e
wh
ee
l
i
s
c
l
ea
n
.
2.
S
crew in the bolts but do not
full
y
ti
g
hten them
.
3
. Lower the
j
ack and remove it.
4
. Ti
g
hten the wheel bolts, usin
g
th
e
wh
ee
l
b
r
ace
.
5.
Re
fi t th
e
e
m
be
lli
s
h
e
r.
6.
R
eturn the
g
round clearance
to the normal
p
osition. See
"
Ground clearance ad
j
ustment".
7.
E
nsure the t
y
re pressure
is correct
(
see "Vehicle
identifi cation"
)
and have the
b
a
l
anc
i
n
g
c
h
ec
k
e
d.
WHEEL EQUIPPED WITH DEFLATION
D
ETECTION SENSO
R
S
uch wheels have t
y
re pressure
sensors. Have it repaired by a
CITROËN dealer or a qualifi ed
py
workshop.
ANTI-THEFT BOLT
S
Each wheel is equipped with one
a
nti-th
ef
t
bo
lt
.
T
o
r
e
m
o
v
e
i
t
1
.
R
emove the protector that is
c
overin
g
it b
y
means o
f
the
t
oo
l
4
f
or "removin
g
anti-the
f
t
p
rotectors"
.
2
.
Use
th
e
a
nti-th
ef
t
soc
k
e
t with
th
e
h
a
n
d
l
e.
C
HAN
G
IN
G
A WHEE
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