Self-help, vehicle care
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Notes on tempor ary spa re wheel
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Using a temporary spa re wheel m ay
cha nge the driving behav iour of the
vehicle, particularly if using winter
tyres
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. Replace defective tyre as quic kly
as possible, balance wheel and fit to
vehicle.
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Fit only one temp orary sp are wheel.
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Do not d riv e faster than 50 mph
(80 km/h).
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Ta ke c urv es slowly.
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Do not use the tem porary spare wheel
for a lengthy period.
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Replace tem pora ry spare wheel with full
specification w heel without delay.
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When temp orary spare wheel is fitted, do
not tak e the vehicle through a n
automa tic ca r w ash with guid e rails. The
temporary spare wheel ma y get caught
on the rails, causing dam age to the tyre,
wheel and other vehicle pa rts.
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Tyre c hains are not permitted on the
temporary spare wheel.
If tyre cha ins are necessary after a front
wheel puncture, fit the temporary spare
wheel to the rear and a rea r wheel to the
front. Check tyre p ressure and adjust if
necessary - see pa ge 219.
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Follow the temporary spare wheel
instruc tions on pages 150, 178, 218.
Notes on directional tyres
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Tyres with a p rescrib ed rotating direction
can only achiev e their maxim um
performance if they a re fitted in the
prescribed rotating d irection.
If a tyre or spare wheel is fitted that is
rotating in the wrong direction due to a
puncture, the following must be noted:
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The handling of the vehicle may be
different. Replace defective tyres a s soon
as possible, have wheel ba la nced and
fitted to the vehicle.
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Do not drive faster than 50 m ph
(80 k m/h).
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Drive particularly carefully on wet and
snow-c ov ered road surfac es.
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For more information on tyres with a
prescribed rotating direc tion -
see page 146.
Wheel changing
In order to reduce the cha nce of possible
injuries, mak e the following preparations
and note the procedure:
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Park on a level, firm and non-slippery
surface.
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Switch on hazard warning lig hts and
apply handb ra ke. Engage 1st gear or
reverse (automatic transm ission
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in
P
).
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Correctly set up warning triangle
3
.
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Ensure all vehicle p assengers are out of
the vehicle a nd clear of the vehicle and
other traffic.
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Take the spare wheel from under the
lug gage compartment floor cover -
see page 174.
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Before ra ising the vehicle, turn front
wheels to straight-ahead position.
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