TYRES
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Practical advice - 345
In case of puncture
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.
Insomecases(rearpunc
ture, vehicle loaded with
towing equipment etc.), it is
necessary to raise the vehicle
(using the lifting point nearest the
wheelconcerned)topermitac
cess to the emergency spare
wheel.
Dependingonthevehicle,thefollow
ing may be available:
– a tyre inflation kit 🡺339;
– an emergency spare wheel 🡺345.
Vehicle fitted with a tyre pressure
loss warning system
Intheeventofunderinflation(punc
tures, under-inflation etc.), the
warninglightappearsontheinstru
ment panel 🡺204.
Emergency spare wheel
On equipped vehicles, you must use
tool
A
which consists of:
– the wheelbrace
2
;
– for some versions, a special end
piece
1
(which must be added).
These components are stored in the
tool kit 🡺0.
To take out the emergency spare
wheel
B
Use the tool
A
to completely loosen
the nut
5
(right-hand side) and partially
loosen the nut
3
(left-hand side) until
the notch of the wheel carrier
4
isre
leased from the nut
3
.
Move it up and down and from side to
side to release the emergency spare
wheel.
Depending on the vehicle, a note in
the tool kit covers these instructions.