Replacing A Wheel - Ferrari F430 Owner's Manual

Replacing a wheel

• Position the vehicle on a flat surface,
engage the 1st gear and lock the rear
wheels by engaging the parking brake.
• If necessary, switch on the hazard lights
and after having put on the fluorescent
safety jacket, position the hazard triangle
at the required distance from the vehicle.
• Take the spare wheel and the tools out of
the luggage compartment detaching them
from the retaining belts.
• Loosen the five wheel fastening stud
bolts by approximately half a turn using
the wrench supplied.
• Place the base of the jack on flat firm
ground, in position with one of the
jacking points on the underfloor as
indicated in the figure by the arrows.
• Carefully jack up the vehicle until the
wheel is lifted off the ground.
If the jack is not positioned correctly,
the vehicle could slip off.
The jack supplied must only be used for
replacing the wheels.
4 - In an emergency
• Completely unscrew the five stud bolts
and remove the wheel.
• Fit the spare wheel and screw the five
stud bolts back on.
• Lower the vehicle and remove the jack.
• Fully tighten the stud bolts, alternately
going from one stud bolt to the
diametrically opposite one in the order
shown in the figure.
• As soon as possible, secure the stud bolts
with the torque wrench, tightening them
to a torque of 100 Nm.
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