WARNINGS
Chock the diagonally opposite wheel
to the punctured tire with an
appropriate block or wheel chock. A
wheel chock may be located in the B-pillar
or in a storage compartment in the front
right-hand side stepwell.
Make sure that the arrows on
directional tires point in the direction
of rotation when your vehicle is
moving forward. If you have to fit a spare
tire with the arrows pointing in the opposite
direction have the tire refitted as soon as
possible.
Do not work on your vehicle when
the jack is the only support. If the
vehicle slips off the jack, you or
someone else could be seriously injured.
Make sure that the vehicle jack is
vertical to the jacking point and the
base is flat on the ground.
Note:
Do not lay alloy wheels face down
on the ground, this will damage the paint.
1.
Loosen the lug nuts and locking lug nut.
2. Raise your vehicle until the wheel and
tire is clear of the ground.
3. Remove the lug nuts and the road
wheel.
Installing a Road Wheel
WARNINGS
Use only approved wheel and tire
sizes. Using other sizes could
damage your vehicle. See
Technical
Specifications
(page 165).
Do not fit run flat tires on vehicles
that were not originally fitted with
them. See an authorized dealer for
more details regarding compatibility.
WARNINGS
Do not install alloy wheels using lug
nuts designed for use with steel
wheels.
Make sure there is no grease or oil on
the threads or the surface between
the wheel lugs and nuts. This can
cause the lug nuts to loosen while driving.
Make sure the wheel and hub
contact surfaces are clean.
Note:
Make sure that the cones on the lug
nuts are against the wheel.
1.
Install the wheel.
2. Install all of the lug nuts and partially
tighten them in the sequence shown.
3. Lower your vehicle and remove the
vehicle jack.
4. Fully tighten all of the lug nuts in the
sequence shown. See
Technical
Specifications
(page ?).
WARNING
Have the lug nuts checked for
tightness and the tire pressure
checked as soon as possible.
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Ecosport (CBW) Vehicles Built From: 01-12-2014 Vehicles Built Up To: 29-03-2015, CG3590en enGBR, Edition date: 08/2014, First Printing
Wheels and Tires