Ford Falcon (FG) 2010, Manual

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Wheels and tyres
Changing the road wheel
Use common sense and caution
when working around a vehicle that is
lifted with the jack.
Refer to the safety warnings at the
beginning of this chapter. If in any doubt,
please call for qualified tyre service
assistance.
It is important to observe the following
instructions to reduce the possibility of
personal injury:
1. Do not jack the vehicle on a slope.
2. Firmly apply the park brake and
engage first or reverse gear (manual
transmission) or P (automatic
transmission).
3. Block the front and rear of the wheel
diagonally opposite the wheel being
changed.
4. Remove ignition keys and lock the
steering.
5. Loosen each wheel nut
approximately half a turn in an
anti-clockwise direction.
Note: If locking wheel nuts are fitted,
use the adaptor supplied in the glove
compartment to undo and refit those
nuts.
6. Position the jack under the vehicle
at the appropriate jacking point
between the indicators as shown in
the diagram. The jacking point of the
vehicle needs to be located in the
slot of the jack.
7. Jack up the vehicle so that the
wheel is just off the ground.
8. Remove the wheel nuts, remove the
wheel and replace with the spare
wheel.
9. Replace the wheel nuts with the
conical face of the nut facing
towards the wheel and tighten, first
by hand and then tighten using the
wrench.
10. Lower the vehicle to the ground and
then check to ensure all wheel nuts
are tight.
11. A torque wrench should be used
to tighten the wheel nuts to the
following torque specifications:
Wheel Nut
Type
Torque Value
(Nm)
Standard 115-155
Locking 115-155
Directional tyres
Your vehicle may be fitted with directional
tyres. An arrow on the tyre sidewall
indicates the direction of rotation. Tyres
should be fitted to the correct side for
optimum performance and wet weather
grip.