Skoda SUPERB - 05-2009 Manual page 249

248 Breakdown assistance
Wheel trim caps*
Pulling off
– Carefully remove the wheel trim cap using the wire clamp
⇒ fig.
218.
Slackening and tightening wheel bolts
Slacken the wheel bolts before jacking up the vehicle.
Slackening wheel bolts
– Insert the wheel wrench fully onto the wheel bolt
– Grasp the end of the wrench and turn the bolt about one turn to the
Tightening wheel bolts
– Insert the wheel wrench fully onto the wheel bolt
– Grasp the end of the wrench and turn the bolt to the right until it is
Fig. 218 Pulling off wheel
trim cap on light alloy wheels
Slacken the wheel bolts only a little (about one turn) as long as the vehicle
has not yet been jacked up - risk of an accident!.
apply pressure carefully with your foot to the end of the wheel wrench if it proves
difficult to slacken the wheel bolts. Hold tight on the vehicle when doing this and
ensure that you have a steady position.
Fig. 219 Changing a wheel:
Slackening wheel bolts
16)
⇒ fig.
left 219.
tight.
WARNING
Note
Use the appropriate adapter for slackening and tightening the safety wheel bolts
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