FIAT Sedici User Manual

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❒ Remove the wheel bolts and wheel.
❒ Install the new wheel and replace the

wheel bolts with their cone shaped
end facing the wheel. Tighten each bolt
snugly by hand until the wheel is se-
curely seated on the hub.

CHANGING WHEELS

To change a wheel, use the following pro-
cedure:
❒ Remove the jack, tools and spare wheel

from the vehicle.

❒ Loosen, but do not remove the wheel

bolts.

❒ Jack up the vehicle (follow the jacking

instructions in the “EMERGENCY SER-
VICE” section)

– Be sure to shift into “R” (Re-
verse) in manual transaxle

when you jack up the vehicle.
– Never jack up the vehicle with the
transaxle in “N” (Neutral). Other-
wise, unstable jack may cause an ac-
cident.

WARNING

Tightening torque for wheel bolt
85 Nm (8.5 kgm, 61.5 lb-ft)
❒ Lower the jack and fully tighten the

bolts to the specified torque in a criss-
cross fashion with a wrench as shown
in the illustration.

81A057

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