Skoda 2013 Rapid Owner's Manual page 188

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Switch off the engine.
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Move the gearshift lever into Neutral or move the selector lever for the auto-
matic gearbox into position P.
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Firmly apply the handbrake.
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Uncouple any trailers.
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Remove the vehicle tool kit » page 183
the boot.
Changing a wheel
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First read and observe the introductory information and safety warn-
ings on page 184.
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Remove the full wheel trim » page 180
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First of all slacken the anti-theft wheel bolt and then the other wheel
bolts » page 185.
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Jack up the vehicle until the wheel that needs changing is clear of the
ground » page 186.
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Unscrew the wheel bolts and place them on a clean surface (cloth, paper, etc.).
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Remove the wheel carefully.
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Attach the spare wheel and slightly screw on the wheel bolts.
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Lower the vehicle.
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Alternately tighten wheel bolts opposite (diagonally) with the wheel wrench.
Tighten the anti-theft wheel bolt last
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Replace the wheel trim or the caps.
Note
All bolts must be clean and must turn easily.
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Under no circumstances grease or oil the wheel bolts!
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When fitting unidirectional tyres, ensure that the direction of rotation is cor-
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rect » page 178.
Follow-up work
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First read and observe the introductory information and safety warn-
ings on page 184.
The following steps must also be performed after changing the wheel.
1)
Use the appropriate adapter for undoing and tightening the anti-theft wheel bolts
and the spare wheel » page 179 from
or caps » page 180.
» page 185.
» page 186.
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Stow and attach the replaced wheel in the spare wheel well using a special
bolt » page 179, Spare wheel.
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Stow the tool kit in the space provided and secure using the band.
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Check the tyre pressure on the installed spare wheel as soon as possible.
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Have the tightening torque of the wheel bolts checked with a torque wrench
as soon as possible.
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Replace the damaged wheel or consult a specialist garage about repair options.
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Note
If it is determined that the wheel bolts are corroded and difficult to turn when
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changing the wheel, the bolts must be replaced before checking the tightening
torque.
Drive cautiously and only at a moderate speed until the tightening torque has
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been checked.
Loosening/tightening wheel bolts
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First read and observe the introductory information and safety warn-
ings on page 184.
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Release
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Push the wheel wrench onto the wheel bolt to the stop
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Grasp the end of the wrench and turn the bolt about one turn in the direction of
the arrow » Fig. 150.
Tightening
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Push the wheel wrench onto the wheel bolt to the stop
Fig. 150
Changing a wheel: Loosening
the wheel bolts
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1)
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Emergency equipment and self-help
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