128
Self-help, vehicle care
7. Place the repla ced wheel in the spare
wheel hold er with the outside of the
wheel facing upwards.
If a full specification w heel is stow ed, do
not fit the spacer ring between the
wheel and the vehicle und erbody.
8. Lift the spa re wheel holder, insert the
sa fety ca ble.
9. Lift the spare wheel holder and engage
in the c atch. The open sid e of the catch
must point towards the rear.
10. Turn the hexa gon bolt in the load
compartment floor with the wheel bolt
wrench to raise the spare w heel holder
all the w ay up.
General information
Depend ing on the version, the spare w heel
may be d esigned for use as a temporary
spare
3
. The temporary spare is
designated by a sticker on the rim. Follow
the instructions on this pag e and on
3
118,
3
179.
On vehicles with alloy w heels
3
the spare
wheel may ha ve a steel rim .
Use of a spare wheel together with winter
tyres could alter driving conditions. H ave
the defective tyre replaced as soon as
possible.
Use of a spare wheel that is sm aller than
the other wheels could alter driving
conditions. In ma ny countries, it is only
permitted as a temporary spare wheel.
Have the defective tyre rep laced as soon
as possible.
Notes on temp orary sp are wheel
3
z
Using a temp orary spare w heel may
chang e the driving behaviour of the
vehicle, particularly if using winter
tyres
3
. Rep la ce d efec tiv e tyre as
quickly as possib le, b alance w heel
and fit to vehicle.
z
Fit only one tem pora ry spare wheel.
z
Do not drive faster than 50 mph
(80 km /h).
z
Take curv es slow ly.
z
Do not use the temporary spare wheel
for a lengthy p eriod.
z
Replac e temporary spare w heel with full
specification wheel without delay.
z
Do not use tyre cha ins. If tyre c hains
must be used when one of the front tyres
ha s a flat, mount the temporary spare
wheel on the rear axle and transfer one
of the rea r wheels to the front a xle.
Check the tyre pressure a nd correct if
necessary
3
115,
3
179.
z
Follow temporary spare wheel
instructions
3
118,
3
179.
Summary of Contents for 2013 Combo
Page 4: ......
Page 12: ...8 In Brief...
