CHANGING A WHEEL
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120 - Practical advice
Switch on the hazard
warning lights.Keep the
vehicle away from traffic
and on a level surface
where it will not slip (if necessary,
place a solid support under the
jack base).Apply the parking
brake and engage a gear (first or
reverse).
Ask all passengers to leave the
vehicle and keep them away from
traffic. If the vehicle is parked on
the hard shoulder, you must warn
other road users of your vehicle’s
presence with a warning triangle.
Removing the Wheel
Use the wheel wrench to loosen the
wheel bolts by firmly holding the
wrench and applying force to unscrew.
Remove completely one of the wheel
bolts and screw-in the stud A
(provided in spare wheel lock screw )
in its place, this helps to locate wheel
while refitting and retains position
when all the wheel bolts are removed.
Place the jack under the body ,and
align it to be in-between two locating
markings. It is forbidden to lift the car
by placing any jack under front control
arms, rear axle and subframe.
Crank the jack using wheel wrench
until the tyre raises up and sufficient.
Refitting the Carwheel
by aligning one of holes to the stud in
the wheel drum/disc.
Keep the wheel cover (on select
variants) and wheel bolts handy, place
and hold the wheel cover to align with
the stud and fasten the 2 wheel bolts
in the remaining locations.
Ensure the wheel is fastened sufficient
enough, so that removing stud will not
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