Vauxhall VIVARO, Owner'S Manual

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194 Vehicle care
Wheel changing
Some vehicles are equipped with a
tyre repair kit instead of a spare wheel
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Make the following preparations and
observe the following information:
● Park the vehicle on a level, firm
and non-slippery surface. The
front wheels must be in the
straight-ahead position.
● Apply the parking brake and
engage first gear or reverse gear.
● Remove the spare wheel
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● Never change more than one
wheel at a time.
● Use the jack only to change
wheels in case of puncture, not
for a seasonal winter or summer
tyre change.
● The jack is maintenance-free.
● If the ground on which the vehicle
is standing is soft, a solid board
(max. 1 cm thick) should be
placed under the jack.
● Remove heavy objects out of the
vehicle before jacking up.
● No people or animals may be in
the vehicle when it is jacked-up.
● Never crawl under a jacked-up
vehicle.
● Do not start the engine when the
vehicle is raised on the jack.
● Clean wheel bolts / nuts and
thread with a clean cloth before
mounting the wheel.
9 Warning
Do not grease wheel bolt, wheel
nut and wheel nut cone.
1. Remove the wheel cover (using
the hook supplied).
Vehicle tools
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2. Loosen each of the wheel bolts by
half a turn using the wheel
wrench. Ensure the wrench is
securely located. The wrench
should turn anticlockwise to
loosen the bolts. Invert the wrench
if necessary.