4. Wheels and Tyres
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4.6 Changing a wheel tyre
Preparing to change the tyre
• If possible, only change the tyre when the tow vehicle is
coupled to the caravan.
• Park the car and caravan on as firm and even a surface as possible.
• If you have tyre trouble on a public road, turn on your hazard
warning signal lights and set up the warning triangle.
•
Tow vehicle:
Pull the hand brake, shift to first gear and align the
wheels so that they are straight; when driving an automatic, set
the gear to P.
•
Caravan:
Pull the handbrake, leave the jockey wheel in its
driving position, release the hitch handle, to the first position
(note: do not open completely).
• Remove chocks
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from the gas box (in some cases, clipped
on at the top right and left, depending on the model).
• To secure the vehicle, place the wheel chock
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in front of and
behind the wheel that is not being replaced.
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Chocks in the gas bottle container
Placing the chocks under the wheel
Spare Tyre* (
model-specific
)
The spare wheel is located on a holder under the caravan. This is
an option and is model specific.
To remove the spare tyre, the caravan must be unhitched and
placed on the hitch in order to raise the rear end of the vehicle.
Remove the spare tyre
• Unhitch the vehicle and raise it.
• Loosen the thread locker
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• Unhook the spare tyre mount from the chassis beam
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• Carefully lower the mount.
• Loosen the threaded lock nut on the spare tyre.
• Remove the spare tyre from its mount.
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It takes some skill and strength to remove the spare tyre.
If necessary, request technical assistance (e.g. from the
AA) to remove the spare wheel and change it..
Threaded lock nut on the spare tyre mount
Retainer for spare tyre mount in chassis
beam
Open spare tyre mount
If the caravan has alloy rims, note that the correct
wheel bolts are used if your spare wheel is a steel rim.
