Operation Manual

Wheel changing
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Before jacking the vehicle always observe
the following precautions!
• Park your vehicle away from the
thoroughfare, and make your
passengers wait in a safe area
AWAY from the vehicle.
• Switch on the hazard warning lights
to alert other road users.
• ALWAYS engage the differential lock
before jacking (warning light on
fascia illuminates).
• Apply the handbrake and engage 1st
gear in the main gear box and select
’L’ in the transfer box. Turn off the
starter switch and remove the key.
• NEVER jack the vehicle with
passengers inside, or with a caravan
or trailer connected!
• NEVER work beneath the vehicle
with the jack as the only means of
support. The jack is designed for
wheel changing only!
Using the Wheel Chock
WARNING
Before raising the vehicle, it is ESSENTIAL
to chock one of the road wheels; the
handbrake acts on the transmission, not on
the rear wheels, and therefore may not hold
the vehicle when raised.
WARNING
Always chock the wheel diagonally opposite
the one to be removed - chocking the front of
a front wheel or the back of a rear wheel,
using the chock provided.
NOTE: The wheel chockis stowed in a
compartment under the left-hand front seat
(see ’Battery’for details of access).