Volvo V70 Owner's Manual page 255

06 Maintenance and specifications
Wheels and tyres
Changing wheels
Removing
Mounting points
Set up the warning triangle, see page 213 if a
wheel must be replaced at a busy location. The
car and jack* must be on a firm horizontal sur-
face.
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1. Apply the parking brake and engage first
gear, or position P if the car has an auto-
matic gearbox.
WARNING
Check that the jack is not damaged, that the
threads are thoroughly lubricated and that it
is free from dirt.
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Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
NOTE
Use the jack belonging to the car.
2. Take out the spare wheel, jack and wheel
wrench that are located under the carpet in
the cargo area.
3. Place chocks in front of and behind the
wheels which will remain on the ground.
Use heavy wooden blocks or large stones.
4. (For cars with steel rims.) Prize off the
wheel cover with the end of the wheel
wrench, or pull it off by hand.
5. Loosen the wheel nuts ½–1 turn anticlock-
wise with the wheel wrench.
WARNING
Never position anything between the
ground and the jack, nor between the jack-
ing point and the jack.
6. There are two jacking points on each side
of the car. There is a recess in the plastic
cover at each point. Crank the foot of the
jack down so it is pressed squarely on the
ground. Check that the jack sits in the
anchorage as illustrated and that the foot
is positioned vertically under the anchor-
age.
7. Lift the car so that the wheel is free.
Remove the wheel bolts and lift off the
wheel.
Installation
1. Clean the contact surfaces on the wheel
and hub.
2. Put on the wheel. Screw in the wheel bolts.
3. Lower the car so that the wheels cannot
rotate.