Operation Manual

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P R A C T I C A L I N F O R M A T I O N
Removing a wheel
List of operations
 Park the vehicle on stable, fi rm
ground. Apply the parking brake.
Switch off the ignition and en-
gage fi rst gear or reverse gear,
depending on the slope (for ve-
hicles with automatic gearbox,
select position P).
 Detach the embellisher using the
wheelbrace 1 by pulling close to
the valve.
For vehicles with aluminium
wheels, slide the embellisher re-
moval tool 3 into the slot in the
central embellisher and apply
fi rm leverage to detach.
 Slacken the wheel bolts using
the wheelbrace 1 .
For vehicles fi tted with security
wheel bolts, slacken the security
bolts using the socket 4 fi tted on
the wheelbrace 1 .
 Position the jack 2 under the
bodyshell, exactly as in the illus-
tration at the mark A , closest to
the wheel that is to be replaced.
 Operate the jack 2 until its base
is in contact with the ground.
Make sure that the base of the
jack is vertically below the jack-
ing point used.
 Raise the vehicle.
 Remove the bolts and disengage
the wheel.
List of operations
 Position the wheel on the hub.
 Do up the 3 bolts by hand.
Position the 4th bolt.
 Pretighten the bolts using the
wheelbrace 1 . For vehicles fi tted
with security wheel bolts, pretighten
the security bolt using the socket 4
fi tted on the wheelbrace 1 .

Retract the jack 2 and disengage it.
 Tighten the wheel bolts using the
wheelbrace 1 and the security
bolts using the socket 4 .
 Reposition the embellisher, com-
mencing by placing the slot at
the valve, pressing it home with
the palm of your hand.
For vehicles fi tted with aluminium
wheels, reclip the central embel-
lisher in place.
 Stow the tools and the wheel in
the boot.
 Check the tyre pressure and
also have the wheel balancing
checked.
Fitting a wheel