Suzuki VITARA Series, Owner'S Manual

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8-4
EMERGENCY SERVICE
54P00-01E
NOTE:
For more details, contact an authorized
SUZUKI dealer.
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
bolts.
3) Jack up the vehicle (follow the jacking
instructions in this section).
4) Remove the wheel bolts and wheel.
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5) Clean any mud or dirt off from the sur-
face of the wheel (1), hub (2), thread
part (3) and surface of the wheel bolts
(4) with a clean cloth. Clean the hub
carefully; it may be hot from driving.
6) Install the new wheel and replace the
wheel bolts with their cone shaped end
facing the wheel. Tighten each bolt
snugly by hand until the wheel is
securely seated on the hub.
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Tightening torque for wheel bolt
85 Nm (8.7 kg-m, 62.7 lb-ft)
7) Lower the jack and fully tighten the
bolts with a wrench in numerical order
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
• 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 bolts and tighten
them to the specified torque as soon
as possible after changing wheels.
Incorrect wheel bolts or improperly
tightened wheel bolts may come
loose or fall off, which can result in
an accident. If you do not have a
torque wrench, have the wheel bolt
torque checked by an authorized
SUZUKI dealer.