Operation Manual

190 Vehicle care
11. Stow the replaced wheel 3 185
and the vehicle tools 3 179.
12. Check the tyre pressure of the
installed tyre and also the wheel
bolt torque as soon as possible.
Have the defective tyre renewed or
repaired.
Spare wheel
Some vehicles are equipped with
a tyre repair kit instead of a spare
wheel.
The spare wheel can be classified as
a temporary spare wheel depending
on the size compared to the other
mounted wheels and country
regulations.
The spare wheel has a steel rim.
Use of a spare wheel that is smaller
than the other wheels or together with
winter tyres could affect driveability.
Have the defective tyre replaced as
soon as possible.
The spare wheel is in the load
compartment beneath the floor
covering. It is secured in the recess
with a wing nut.
The spare wheel well is not designed
for all permitted tyre sizes. If a wheel
wider than the spare must be stowed
in the spare wheel well after changing
wheels, the floor cover can be placed
on the projecting wheel.
This must be taken into consideration
when the load compartment is being
loaded, particularly with the Astra
TwinTop 3 38.
Estate
Take adapter and hooks from the rails
in the load compartment walls. Raise
the rear lashing eyes and lift the floor
cover to the vertical position so that it
rests on the roof lining. When closing,
guide the lashing eyes through the
slots in the floor cover. Vehicles with
cargo box: removal 3 70.