Fiat 500 Owner's Handbook Manual page 109

fig. 7
❒ install the small spare wheel aligning the
pin N-fig. 7 with one of the wheel
holes O;
❒ tighten the 4 fastening bolts;
❒ turn the jack handle to lower the car
and remove the jack;
❒ fully tighten the bolts, passing alterna-
tively from a bolt to the opposite one,
following the order indicated in fig. 8.
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F0S0130m fig. 8
REFITTING THE
STANDARD WHEEL
Following the procedure described previ-
ously, raise the car and remove the small
spare wheel.
Versions with steel rims
Proceed as follows:
❒ make sure the contact surfaces be-
tween spare wheel and hub are clean
so that the fastening bolts will not
come loose;
❒ fit the standard wheel inserting the 4
bolts into the holes;
❒ Using the wrench provided, tighten
the fastening bolts;
❒ pressure-fit the hub cap, aligning the
special groove (on the cap itself) with
the inflation valve;
❒ Lower the car and remove the jack;
❒ Using the wrench provided, fully tight-
en the bolts in the sequence shown
previously in the figure.
Versions with alloy rims
F0S0131m
❒ Insert the wheel on the hub and us-
ing the wrench provided tighten the
bolts;
❒ Lower the car and remove the jack;
❒ Using the wrench provided, fully tight-
en the bolts in the sequence shown
in fig. 8.
❒ reinstall the pressure-fitted hub cap,
making sure that the reference hole on
the wheel is aligned with the reference
hole on the cap.
IMPORTANT If it is not fitted properly,
the hub cap may detach itself when the ve-
hicle is running.