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07 Wheels and tyres

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Changing wheels

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Removing wheels

Set up the warning triangle if a wheel must be
replaced at a busy location. Make sure that
the car and jack are on a firm horizontal sur-
face.

– Take out the spare wheel, jack and wheel

wrench, which are found under the carpet
in the cargo area.

– Apply the parking brake and engage first

gear, or position P if the car has an auto-
matic gearbox.

– Place chocks in front of and behind the

wheels which will remain on the ground.
Use heavy wooden blocks or large stones.

– Cars with steel rims have removable wheel

covers. Prize off the wheel cover with the
end of the wheel wrench, or pull it off by
hand.

– Loosen the wheel nuts ½–1 turn anticlock-

wise with the wheel wrench.

– Two jacking points are located on each

side of the car. Wind down the jack’s base
so that it sits level on the ground. Check
that the jack is seated correctly in the
jacking point, as illustrated, and that the
base is located directly under it.

– Jack up the car high enough that the

wheel is clear of the ground. Remove the
wheel nuts and lift off the wheel.

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