Jump-Starting; Follow-Up Work - Skoda RAPID Owner's Manual

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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 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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Refit the wheel trims.
When fitting unidirectional tyres, ensure that the direction of rotation is cor-
rect » page 98.
All bolts must be clean and must turn easily.
If it is established when changing a wheel that the wheel bolts are corroded
and difficult to move, then these must be replaced.
Under no circumstances grease or oil the wheel bolts.
WARNING
Undo the wheel bolts only a little (about one turn) as long as the vehicle
has not yet been jacked up. Otherwise the wheel could become loose and
fall off.

Follow-up work

After changing the wheel, the following work should be carried out.
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Stow the replaced wheel in the wheel well and secure it with a special screw.
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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 fitted 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.
Replace the damaged wheel or consult a specialist garage about repair op-
tions.
The prescribed tightening torque of the wheel bolts is 120 Nm.
WARNING
If the wheel bolts are tightened to a too low tightening torque, the rim
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can come loose when the car is moving. A tightening torque which is too
high can damage the bolts and threads and this can result in permanent
deformation of the contact surfaces on the rim.
Drive cautiously and only at a moderate speed until the tightening torque
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has been checked.

Jump-starting

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Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Jump-starting using the battery from another vehicle
The battery of another vehicle can be used to jump-start your vehicle if the en-
gine will not start because the battery is flat.
WARNING
Pay attention to the warning instructions relating to working in the en-
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gine compartment » page 86.
A discharged vehicle battery may already freeze at temperatures just be-
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low 0 °C. If the battery is frozen, do not jump start with the battery of an-
other vehicle – there is a risk of explosion.
Keep any sources of ignition (naked flame, smouldering cigarettes, etc.)
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away from the battery – risk of explosion!
Never jump-start vehicle batteries with insufficient acid levels – risk of
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explosion and chemical burns.
The vent screws of the battery cells must be tightened firmly.
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Notice
We recommend you buy jump-start cables from a car battery specialist.
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