Puncture Repair & Wheel Changing
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Turning the jack screw by hand, raise the jack until the jack head
fits snugly around the jacking point. Ensure that the base of the
jack is in full contact with the road surface
Changing the wheel
Avoid accidental contact with any underbody parts, especially
hot exhaust system components.
1. Before raising the car, use the wheel nut spanner to slacken
each of the wheel nuts half a turn anti-clockwise (see
‘LOCKING WHEEL NUTS*’, page 154).
2. Attach the jack handle and turn the jack screw clockwise to
raise the car until the tyre is clear of the ground.
3. Remove the wheel nuts and wheel.
NOTE: Avoid placing wheels (and wheel trims) face down on the
ground - the surface may be scratched.
4. Fit the spare wheel and tighten the wheel nuts (domed side
towards the wheel) until the wheel is seated firmly against the
hub.
5. Lower the car and remove the jack, then FULLY tighten the
wheel nuts in a diagonal sequence.
6. Refit the wheel trim (steel road wheels only), ensuring that
the valve stem is located between the valve stem guides
(plastic lugs arrowed in wheel trim removal illustration). Use
firm pressure with the flat of the hand to press the wheel trim
into position.
NOTE: The wheel trim must not be fitted to the space saver spare
wheel.
7. Finally, return the tools and the wheel (face down) to the
luggage compartment.
Always check the tyre pressure after changing a wheel, and
have the tightness of the wheel nuts checked by a dealer as soon
as possible!
The following precautions must be observed when the
space saver spare wheel is in use:
• The space saver spare wheel is for temporary use only. It must be
replaced by the normal sized wheel as soon as possible.
• Only one space saver wheel is to be used on the car at any one
time.
• A maximum speed of 80 km/h must be observed.
• The inflation pressure of the space saver tyre must be maintained at
4.2 bar.
• The use of snow chains is NOT permitted on the space saver spare
wheel.
• DRIVE CAUTIOUSLY; the space saver tyre is smaller in size and
higher in pressure than a regular tyre. It will cause a harsher ride
and may have less traction on some road surfaces.
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