Removing the wheel

Positioning the vehicle Stop the vehicle where it will not obstruct other drivers: the ground should be level, stable and non-slippery. Apply the parking brake, switch off the ignition and engage first gear*, to lock the wheels. Place a wheel chock against the wheel diagonally opposite the wheel being changed. Make sure all passengers have left the vehicle and are in a safe area. Never go under a vehicle supported only by a jack; use a vehicle jack.

* reverse gear for a manual gearbox; P for an automatic gearbox.

List of operations

• Remove the chrome nut covers from each wheel using tool 3.
• If the vehicle is fitted with an anti-theft adapter, fit the anti-theft adapter 4 onto the wheel nut wrench 1 to release the anti-theft bolt.
• Loosen the other bolts using the wheel nut wrench 1.

• Position jack 2 under the vehicle at one of the two lifting points, front A or rear B, as close as possible to the wheel being changed.
• Extend jack 2 until its base contacts the ground.

  Make sure the axis of the jack base is centred on lifting point A or B.

• Raise the vehicle until there is enough clearance between the wheel and the ground to easily fit the spare wheel (not punctured).
• Remove the bolts and place them on a clean surface.
• Remove the wheel.