qRemoving a Flat Tyre
1. If your vehicle is equipped with steel
wheels, pry off the centre cap with the
bevelled end of the jack lever.
CAUTION
Use the jack lever when removing the
centre cap. Using your hands to remove
it may cause an injury. In addition,
using a tool other than the jack lever
may cause damage to the whee l or the
centre cap.
2. Loosen the wheel nuts by turning them
anticlockwise one turn each, but do not
remove any wheel nuts until the tyre
has been raised off the ground.
3. Place the jack on the ground.
4. Turn the jack screw in the direction
shown in the figure and adjust the jack
head so that it is close to the jack-up
position.
Jack head
5. Place the jack under the jack-up
position closest to the tyre being
changed with the jack head squarely
under the jack-up point.
Jacking position
7-16
If Trouble Arises
Flat Tyre