Skoda Fabia 2014 Owner's Manual page 174

CAUTION
Use the pressure of your hand only, do not strike the trim. The cover could be
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damaged.
If wheel trims are fitted, it must be ensured that an adequate flow of air is
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assured to cool the brake system.
Note
We recommend that you use child seats from ŠKODA Original Accessories.
Wheel bolts
Before removing the wheel bolts the caps are to be removed.
Pulling off
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Push the extraction pliers » page 168
inner catches of the pliers are positioned at the collar of the cap.
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Remove the cap in the direction of the arrow
Fitting
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Push the cap onto the wheel bolt up to the stop.
Changing a wheel
When changing a wheel, the following instructions must be followed.
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Remove the full wheel trim or the caps of the wheel bolts.
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First of all slacken the anti-theft wheel bolt and then the other wheel bolts.
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Jack up the vehicle until the wheel that needs changing is clear of the
ground.
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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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Fig. 160
Remove the cap
sufficiently far onto the cap until the
» Fig. 160.
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Lower the vehicle.
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Tighten the opposite wheel bolts alternately (cross-wise) with the wheel
wrench. Tighten the anti-theft wheel bolt last.
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Replace the wheel trim or the caps.
When fitting unidirectional tyres, ensure that the direction of rotation is cor-
rect » page 164.
WARNING
Undo the wheel bolts only a little (about one turn) until the vehicle has
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been jacked up. Otherwise the wheel could become loose and fall off.
All bolts must be clean and must turn easily.
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If it is established when changing a wheel that the wheel bolts are corro-
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ded and difficult to move, then these must be replaced.
Under no circumstances grease or oil the wheel bolts!
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Subsequent steps
After changing the wheel, the following work should be carried out.
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Stow and attach the replaced wheel in the spare wheel well using a special
screw » page 169, Reserve and temporary spare wheel.
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Stow the tool kit in the space provided and secure using the strap.
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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.
After changing the wheel, the tyre pressure should be adjusted. In vehicles
with tyre pressure monitoring tyre pressure values are to be stored
Change the damaged wheel or consult a specialist garage about repair possi-
bilities.
WARNING
Information on the wheel bolts
The prescribed tightening torque of the wheel bolts for steel and light al-
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loy wheels is 120 Nm.
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.
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