Technical data

Wheel Changing
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Changing the wheel
Avoid accidental contact
with any underbody parts,
especially hot exhaust system
components.
1. Before raising the car, use the wheel wrench to slacken
each of the wheel bolts half a turn anti-clockwise (refer
to the pages that follow for information about locking
wheel bolts).
2. Attach the jack handle and turn the jack screw clockwise
to raise the car until the tyre is clear of the ground.
3. Remove the wheel bolts and place in the five holes in the
tool tray to prevent them from being lost.
Care point: Avoid placing wheels
(and wheel trims) face down on
the ground - the surface may be
scratched.
4. Remove the road wheel.
5. Fit the spare wheel and tighten the wheel bolts until the
wheel is seated firmly against the hub.
6. Lower the car and remove the jack, then FULLY tighten
the wheel bolts in a diagonal sequence.
NOTE: The wheel trim must not
be fitted to the space saver spare
wheel.
7. Refit the wheel trim (steel road wheels only), ensuring
that the valve stem is located between the valve stem
guides (plastic lugs arrowed in wheel trim removal
illustration). Working around the circumference of the
wheel, use firm pressure with the flat of the hand to press
the wheel trim into position.
8. Finally, return the tools to the tool tray and the wheel
(face down) to the well in the boot floor.
Always check the tyre
pressure after changing a
wheel, and have the tightness of
the wheel bolts checked by a
dealer as soon as possible!
The following precautions must be observed when the
space saver spare wheel is in use:
•
The space saver spare wheel is for temporary use only. It
must be replaced by the normal sized wheel as soon as
possible.
•
Only one space saver wheel is to be used on the car at any
one time.
•
A maximum speed of 50 mph (80 km/h) must be
observed.
•
The inflation pressure of the space saver tyre must be
maintained at 60 lbf/in
2
(4.2 bar).
•
The use of snow chains is NOT permitted on the space
saver spare wheel.
•
DRIVE CAUTIOUSLY; the space saver tyre is smaller in
size and higher in pressure than a regular tyre. It will cause
a harsher ride and may have less traction on some road
surfaces.