TYRES
6
330 - Practical advice
– loosen the central mounting
1
locat
ed at the centre of the emergency
spare wheel;
– take out the emergency spare wheel
B
Depending on the vehicle, to store a
puncturedwheelintheluggagecom
partment, you must move the bench
seat forwards 🡺52.
Note: in the absence of an emergency
spare wheel or tyre inflation kit, do not
loadthebottomoftheluggagecom
partmentasthefloormaybede
formed.
Changing a wheel
Switch on the hazard
warning lights.
Keep the vehicle away
fromtrafficandonalev
el surface where it will not slip.
Applytheparkingbrakeanden
gage a gear (first or reverse, or P
for automatic transmissions).
Ask the passengers to leave the
vehicle and to keep away from
traffic.
Vehicles equipped with a jack and
wheel brace
If necessary, remove the wheel trim.
Unlock the wheel bolts using the wheel
brace
1
. Position it so as to be able to
push from above.
Place the jack
2
horizontally: the jack
head must be lined up with the sill
closesttothewheelconcerned,asin
dicated by the arrow
3
.
If the vehicle is parked
on the hard shoulder,
you must warn other
road users of your
vehicle's presence with a warning
triangle or with other devices as
per the legislation applying to the
country you are in.
Startcrankingthejackbyhand,posi
tioning the jack support plate
4
in the
slightly indented groove underneath
thevehicle,locatedunderneaththeve
hicle sill,
5
andinthedirectionindicat
ed by the arrow
3
.
Continue to crank the jack so that the
baseplate is correctly positioned (it
should be underneath the vehicle and
aligned with the jack head).
Turn it a few times to lift the wheel off
the ground.
Undo the bolts and take off the wheel.
Fit the emergency spare wheel on the
central hub and turn it to locate the
mounting holes in the wheel and the
hub.
Tighten the bolts, checking that the
wheel is correctly positioned on its
hub.
Lower the jack.