MARUTI SUZUKI Vitara Brezza, Manual

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EMERGENCY SERVICE
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NOTE:
For more details, please contact an autho-
rised Maruti Suzuki workshop.
Changing Wheels
To change a wheel, use the following pro-
cedure:
1) Remove the jack, tools and spare
wheel from the vehicle.
2) Loosen, but do not remove the wheel
nut.
3) Jack up the vehicle (follow the jacking
instructions in this section).
4) Remove the wheel nuts and wheel.
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5) Before installing the new wheel, clean
any mud or dirt off from the surface of
the wheel (1), hub (2), thread part (3)
and surface of the wheel nuts (4) with a
clean cloth. Clean the hub carefully; it
may be hot from driving.
6) Install the new wheel and replace the
wheel nuts with their cone shaped end
facing the wheel. Tighten each nut
snugly by hand until the wheel is
securely seated on the hub.
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Tightening torque for wheel nut
100 Nm (10.2 kg-m, 73.8 lb-ft)
7) Lower the jack and fully tighten the nuts
in a crisscross fashion with a wrench as
shown in the illustration.
NOTICE
Never apply a garage jack to the
exhaust pipe, side under spoiler (if
equipped), engine undercover or rear
torsion beam.
WARNING
• Be sure to shift into “R” (Reverse)
when you jack up the vehicle.
• Never jack up the vehicle with the
transaxle in “N” (Neutral). Other-
wise, unstable jack may cause an
accident.
(2)
(4)
(1)
(3)
WARNING
Use genuine wheel nuts and tighten
them to the specified torque as soon
as possible after changing wheels.
Incorrect wheel nuts or improperly
tightened wheel nuts may come
loose or fall off, which can result in
an accident. If you do not have a
torque wrench, have the wheel nut
torque checked by an authorised
Maruti Suzuki workshop.