239
Self-help, vehicle care
z
Remove spare wheel from luggage
com partment - see page 236.
z
Before raising the v ehicle, set the front
wheels to the straight-ahead position.
z
Slacken the wheel bolts one half turn
before raising the vehicle, but do not
totally unscrew the bolts.
z
Nev er change more than one wheel at
once.
z
Block the wheel d iagona lly opposite the
wheel to be cha nged by placing w edge
bloc ks or equivalent in front and behind
the wheel.
z
Use the jack only to change wheels.
z
If the ground on which the vehicle is
standing is soft, a solid board (max. 1 cm
thick) should b e placed under the jack
3
.
Using a thicker b oard c ould dam age the
jack
3
and the vehicle.
z
No people or animals may be in the
vehicle when it is jacked -up.
z
Never crawl under a jacked-up vehic le.
z
Do not start or run the engine while the
vehicle is on the jac k.
z
Before inserting the wheel bolts when
changing wheels, lightly grease the cone
of ea ch b olt. For this reason, c arry som e
conventional grease.
1. Prise off the wheel trim using the hook
included with the vehicle tools
3
. For
vehicle tools - see p age 238.
If the wheel trim ha s visib le w heel bolts
3
,
the trim ca n remain on the wheel. The
retaining washers
3
on the wheel bolts
must not be removed .
Summary of Contents for Vectra
Page 1: ...VECTRA Operation Safety and Maintenance Owner s Manual...
Page 2: ...VAUXHALL Vectra Operation Safety Maintenance...
Page 5: ......
Page 13: ...8 In brief...
Page 318: ...313 Technical data...
Page 329: ...324 Index...
