Fiat 500L Owner's Handbook Manual page 113

❒ fit the space-saver wheel by inserting
the first stud bolt for two threads into
the hole closest to the valve; then,
tighten the stud bolt by some threads
and proceed in the same way for the
others;
❒ take the spanner A fig. 105 and fully
tighten the fixing stud bolts;
❒ operate the jack handle D to lower
the car. Then extract the jack;
❒ use the spanner A to fully tighten the
stud bolts in a criss-cross fashion as
per the numerical sequence illustrated
in fig. 111;
❒ when replacing an alloy wheel rim it is
advisable to place it upside down,
with the aesthetic part facing upwards.
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500L LIVING versions
123)
When the operation is over, proceed as
follows:
❒ retighten device A fig. 112 on fixing
mounting B;
❒ insert spanner C fig. 113 on device D
and rotate it clockwise in order to
tighten the space-saver wheel support
locking bolt. The device is correctly
attached when the yellow strip appears
in window E;
❒ fit the punctured tyre in the dedicated
bag and place it in the luggage
compartment.
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Punctured tyre positioning (500L
F0Y0013C
LIVING versions)
5-seater versions: place the punctured
tyre in the luggage compartment.
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7-seater versions
❒ With third row of rear seats folded:
place the punctured tyre in the luggage
compartment, above the backrests.
❒ With third row of rear seats not
folded: remove the luggage-covering
curtain (which must be positioned
in front of second row of seats) then
place the punctured tyre in the luggage
compartment, positioning it as shown
in fig. 114 (wheel hub facing the inside
of the passenger compartment in
order to prevent the wheel from falling
when closing the tailgate).
REFITTING THE
F0Y0360C
STANDARD WHEEL
Versions with steel rims
❒ make sure the contact surfaces
between standard wheel and hub are
clean and free from impurities so that
the fixing stud bolts will not come
loose;
F0Y0361C
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