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7. Place the repla ced wheel in the spare
whee l hold er with the outside of the
wheel facing upwards.
If a full specification w heel is stow ed, do
not fit the spacer ring between the
whee l and the vehicle und erbody.
8. Lift the spare wheel holder, insert the
sa fe ty ca ble.
9. Lift the spare wheel holder and engage
in the catch. The open side of the catch
must point towards the rear.
10. Turn the hexagon bolt in the load
compartment floor with the wheel bolt
wrench to raise the spare w heel holder
all the w ay up.
General information
Depend ing on the version, the sp are
whee l may be designed for us e a s a
temporary spare 3 . The temporary spare
isdesignated by a sticker on the rim.
Follow the instruc tions on this pa ge and
pages 164, 249.
On vehicles with alloy w heels 3 the spare
wheel may ha ve a steel rim .
If you use winter tyres 3, the spare whee l
may still be fitted with a summ er tyre. If you
us e the s pare whee l the ve hicle’s handling
may be altered. Obtain a replacement for
the faulty tyre as soon a s p ossible, and
ha ve the wheel balanced and fitted to the
vehicle.
The spare wheel may have a sm aller tyre
and a smaller rim than the wheels m ounted
on the vehicle: Using the spare wheel may
alter the driving behaviour of the vehicle.
Have the defective tyre replaced as soon
as p os sible, b alance the w heel a nd hav e it
mounted on the vehicle.
Notes on temporary sparewheel 3
z Using a temp orary spare wheel may
chang e the driving behaviour of the
vehicle, particularly if using winter
tyres 3 . Replace defective ty re a s quickly
as possible, balance wheel and fit to
vehicle.
z Fit only one tempora ry spare wheel.
z Do not drive fas ter than 5 0 mph
(80 km/h).
z Take curves slowly.
z Do not use the temporary spare wheel
for a lengthy p eriod.
z Replac e temporary spare w heel with full
specification wheel without delay.
z Do not use tyre cha ins. If tyre chains
must be used when one of the front tyres
ha s a flat, mount the temporary spare
wheel on the rear axle and transfer one
of the rea r wheels to the front a xle.
Check the tyre pressure a nd correct if
necessary. See pag e 249.
z Note the inform ation on the temporary
spare wheel on pages 164, 249.