Skoda OCTAVIA, Owner'S Manual

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Extracting
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Hook the clamp found in the vehicle tool kit » page 212 into the reinforced
edge of the wheel trim.
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Push the wheel wrench through the clamp, support on the tyre and pull off
the wheel trim.
Installing
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Press the wheel trim onto the wheel rim at the designated valve opening.
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Then press the trim into the wheel rim until its entire circumference locks
correctly in place.
Notes on wheel trims supplied at the factory or from ŠKODAOriginal Accesso-
ries.
▶
When using an anti-theft wheel bolt, make sure that this has been fitted ac-
cording to the position marked on the back of the wheel cover position.
▶
On the back of the wheel cover, the position for the anti-theft wheel bolt is
marked by means of a symbol. If the wheel cover is set outside the position
marked for the anti-theft wheel bolt, there is a risk of damaging the wheel
cover.
If wheel trims are fitted, an adequate flow of air must be assured in order to
cool the brake system.
CAUTION
Use the pressure of your hand only, do not strike the full wheel trim. The cover
could be damaged.
Note
We recommend that you use hub caps from ŠKODA Original Accessories.
Wheel bolts
Fig. 218
Remove the cap
Before removing the wheel bolts, remove the caps.
Extracting
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Push the extraction pliers » page 212 sufficiently far onto the cap until the
inner catches of the pliers are positioned at the collar of the cap.
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Remove the cap in the direction of the arrow » Fig. 218 .
Fitting
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Push the cap onto the wheel bolt up to the stop.
Anti-theft wheel bolts
Fig. 219
Principle sketch: Anti-theft
wheel bolt with adapter
The anti-theft wheel bolts protect the wheels from theft. These can only be
loosened or tightened with the use of adapter
B
» Fig. 219 .
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Remove the full wheel trim or the caps of the wheel bolts.
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Insert adapter
B
» Fig. 219 with the toothed side all the way into the inner
teeth in the head of the anti-theft wheel bolts
A
.
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Push the wheel wrench onto the adapter
B
up to the stop.
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Loosen or tighten the wheel bolt » page 215 .
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Remove the adapter.
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Replace the wheel trim and the caps.
The adapter for the anti-theft wheel bolts must always be kept in the vehicle
in preparation for a possible wheel change.
The adapter is stowed in the tool
kit.
With wheel trims supplied at the factory or from ŠKODA Original Accessories,
the position of the anti-theft wheel bolt is marked on the back of the wheel
trim.
When using an anti-theft wheel bolt, make sure that this has been fitted ac-
cording to the position marked on the back of the wheel cover position.
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Do-it-yourself