Hobby SIESTA VAN - 4.8 Changing a tyre

Wheels, tyres, brakes
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4.8 Changing a tyre
Changing a tire
• Placearmbase,suchasapieceofwood,underneath
thecarjackifthevehicleisonsoftground.
• Insertthecarjackintotheappropriatemountingholes.
• Turnthewheelspannerafewtimestoloosenthewheel
mountingscrews,butdonotremovethem.
• Jackupthevehicleuntilthewheelis2-3cmabovethe
ground.
Thecarjackmayonlybeinsertedintheappropriate
mountingholes!Ifthecarjackisattachedinotherplaces,
thismaycausedamagetothevehicleorevenaccidentsif
thevehiclefallsoffthejack.
Thecarjackistobeusedonlyforchangingtires.Itmay
neverbeusedwhenworkingunderneaththevehicle!
Dangerofdeath!
Thelevellingsupportsmaynotbeusedasacarjack!
Whenchangingatire,pleasealsoobservethevehicle
manufacturer‘soperatinginstructions.
• Removethewheelmountingscrewsandliftoffthetire.
• Placethesparetireonthewheelhubandalignit.
• Screwtheboltsonandtightentheminadiagonalsequen-
ce.
• Lowerthecarjackandremoveit.
• Tightenthewheelmountingscrewsevenlywiththewheel
spanner.Pleaserefertotheoperatinginstructionsfor
thebasevehicleforthespeciedvalueofthetightening
torqueofthewheelmountingscrews.
• Placethetireyouhaveremovedinthe(possiblyexisting)
sparetireholderandthenshuttheholder.