Opel Automobile - Wheel Changing

192 Vehicle care
Wheel changing
Some vehicles are equipped with
a tyre repair kit instead of a spare
wheel 3 188.
Make the following preparations and
observe the following information:
■ Park the vehicle on a level, firm and
non-skid surface. The front wheels
must be in the straight-ahead
position.
■ Apply the parking brake and
engage first gear, reverse gear or
P.
■ Remove the spare wheel 3 194.
■ Never change more than one wheel
at once.
■ Use the jack only to change wheels
in case of puncture, not for
seasonal winter or summer tyre
change.
■ If the ground on which the vehicle
is standing is soft, a solid board
(max. 1 cm thick) should be placed
under the jack.
■ Never use the vehicle jack, if the
vehicle is equipped with side rocker
covers. Use a hydraulic floor jack in
this case and lift up the vehicle at
the jacking positions for lifting
platform
■ No people or animals may be in the
vehicle when it is jacked-up.
■ Never crawl under a jacked-up
vehicle.
■ Do not start the vehicle when it is
raised on the jack.
■ Clean wheel nuts and thread with
a clean cloth before mounting the
wheel.
9 Warning
Do not grease wheel bolt, wheel
nut and wheel nut cone.
1. Disengage wheel nut caps with
a screwdriver and remove. Pull off
the wheel cover with the hook.
Vehicle tools 3 183.
Alloy wheels: Disengage wheel
nut caps with a screwdriver and
remove. To protect the wheel,
place a soft cloth between the
screwdriver and the alloy wheel.