Repairing Flat Tyre (For Models With Emergency Tyre Puncture Repair Kit) - Renault ALASKAN 2017 Driver's Handbook Manual

Installing spare tyre
WARNING
•
Never use wheel nuts which are not provided
with your vehicle. Incorrect wheel nuts or im-
properly tightened wheel nuts may cause the
wheel to become loose or come off. This
could cause an accident.
•
Never use oil or grease on the wheel studs or
nuts. This may cause the wheel nuts to be-
come loose.
1. Clean any mud or dirt from the surface between
the wheel and hub.
2. Carefully put the spare tyre on and tighten the
wheel nuts with your fingers. Check that all the
wheel nuts contact the wheel surface horizon-
tally.
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In case of emergency
3. Tighten the wheel nuts alternately and evenly in
the sequence illustrated (
times with the wheel nut wrench, until they are
tight.
4. Lower the vehicle slowly until the tyre touches
the ground.
5. Tighten the wheel nuts securely, with the wheel
nut wrench, in the sequence illustrated.
6. Lower the vehicle completely.
Tighten the wheel nuts to the specified torque
JVE0208XZ
with a torque wrench as soon as possible.
Wheel nut tightening torque:
133 N·m (13.6 kg-m, 98 ft-lb)
The wheel nuts must be kept tightened to speci-
fication at all times. It is recommended that the
wheel nuts be tightened to specification at each
lubrication interval.
WARNING
Retighten the wheel nuts when the vehicle has
been driven for 1,000 km (600 miles) (also in
case of a flat tyre, etc.).
Stowing damaged tyre and tools
WARNING
Be sure that the tyre, jack and tools are properly
stored after use. Such items can become dan-
gerous projectiles in an accident or sudden stop.
Securely store the damaged tyre, jack and tools in
- ), more than 2 the storage area in the reverse order of removal.
(See "Preparing tools" earlier in this section.)
REPAIRING FLAT TYRE (for models
with emergency tyre puncture repair kit)
The emergency tyre puncture repair kit is supplied
with the vehicle instead of a spare tyre. This repair
kit must be used for temporarily fixing a minor tyre
puncture. After using the repair kit, see an approved
dealer or qualified workshop as soon as possible for
tyre inspection and repair or replacement.
CAUTION
•
RENAULT recommends using only Genuine
RENAULT Emergency Tyre Sealant provided
with your vehicle. Other tyre sealants may
damage the valve stem seal which can cause
the tyre to lose air pressure.
•
Do not use the emergency tyre puncture re-
pair kit provided with your vehicle on other
vehicles.
•
Do not use the emergency tyre puncture re-
pair kit for a purpose other than to inflate and
check the tyre pressure for the vehicle.
•
Use the emergency tyre puncture repair kit
only on DC12V.
•
Keep water and dust off the emergency tyre
puncture repair kit.
•
Do not disassemble or modify the emergency
tyre puncture repair kit.