Vehicles with rear wheel drive: removing the
spare wheel (chassis)
#
Loosen wing nuts
3
manually and then
remove them.
#
Loosen nuts
2
as far as the thread end.
#
Slightly raise spare wheel carrier
4
and
unhook left-hand safety hook
1
.
#
Assemble the pump lever for the jack and
slide it into the sleeve on the right-hand side
of spare wheel carrier
4
.
#
Raise spare wheel carrier
4
with the pump
lever and unhook right-hand safety hook
1
.
#
Slowly lower spare wheel carrier
4
to the
ground.
#
Lift spare wheel carrier
4
slightly and pull
the pump lever out of the sleeve.
#
Use the pump lever to lift the spare wheel
beyond the rear edge of the spare wheel car‐
rier.
#
Carefully remove the spare wheel from the
spare wheel carrier. The spare wheel is heavy.
When the spare wheel is removed, the center
of gravity changes due to the heavy weight of
the wheel. The spare wheel may slip down or
tip over.
Vehicles with rear wheel drive: installing the
spare wheel (chassis)
#
Carefully place the spare wheel onto spare
wheel carrier
4
. The spare wheel is heavy.
When you place the spare wheel onto the
spare wheel carrier, the center of gravity
changes due to the weight of the wheel. The
spare wheel may slip down or tip over.
#
Slide the pump lever for the jack into the
sleeve on spare wheel carrier
4
.
#
Raise spare wheel carrier
4
with the pump
lever and attach right-hand safety hook
1
.
#
Slightly raise the spare wheel carrier and
attach left-hand safety hook
1
.
#
Pull the pump lever out of the sleeve.
#
Tighten nuts
2
.
#
Put wing nuts
3
in place and tighten them.
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