Spare Wheel - Opel Automobile Owner's Manual

5. Attach wheel wrench to eye of
threaded rod and rotate wrench
clockwise to raise vehicle.
If this is not the case, carefully
lower the vehicle immediately and
reposition the jack. Raise the
vehicle until the wheel is just clear
of the ground.
6. Unscrew wheel nuts completely
and wipe clean with a cloth.
Do not grease the threads. Put
wheel nuts somewhere where the
threads will not be soiled.
7. Change the wheel. Notes on

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8. Screw on the wheel nuts and
tighten slightly by hand by turning
clockwise until wheel is held
against the hub.
9. Rotate wrench anticlockwise and
lower vehicle to the ground.
10. Install the wheel wrench ensuring
that it locates securely and tighten
each wheel nut in a crosswise
sequence. Tightening torque is
140 Nm.
11. Stow the replaced wheel 3 177
and the vehicle tools 3 166.
12. Check the tyre pressure of the
installed tyre as soon as possible.
Vehicle care
Have the defective tyre renewed and
replace temporary spare wheel with
a full specification wheel without
delay.
Spare wheel
Temporary spare wheel
Some vehicles are equipped with
a tyre repair kit instead of a spare
wheel.
The temporary spare wheel is
designed for use on your vehicle only.
Use of the temporary spare wheel
could affect driveability, particularly if
using winter tyres. Have the defective
tyre renewed as soon as possible and
have the wheel balanced and fitted to
the vehicle.
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