Fiat SEDICI Owner's Handbook Manual page 211

CHANGING WHEELS
To change a wheel, use the following pro-
cedure:
❒ Remove the jack, tools and spare wheel
from the vehicle.
❒ Loosen, but do not remove the wheel
bolts.
❒ Jack up the vehicle (follow the jacking
instructions in the "EMERGENCY SER-
VICE" section).
WARNING
– Be sure to shift into "R" (Re-
verse) in manual transaxle
when you jack up the vehicle.
– Never jack up the vehicle with the
transaxle in "N" (Neutral). Other-
wise, unstable jack may cause an ac-
cident.
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❒ Remove the wheel bolts and wheel.
❒ Before installing the new wheel, clean
any mud or dirt off from the surface of
the wheel and hub with a clean cloth.
Clean the hub carefully; it may be hot
from driving.
❒ Install the new wheel and replace the
wheel bolts with their cone shaped
end facing the wheel. Tighten each bolt
snugly by hand until the wheel is se-
curely seated on the hub.
Tightening torque for wheel bolt
85 Nm (8.5 kgm, 61.5 lb-ft)
❒ Lower the jack and fully tighten the
bolts to the specified torque in a criss-
cross fashion with a wrench as shown
in the illustration.
WARNING
Use genuine wheel bolts and
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tighten them to the specified
torque as soon as possible after chang-
ing wheels. Incorrect wheel bolts or im-
properly tightened wheel bolts may
come loose or fall off, which can result
in an accident. If you do not have a
torque wrench, have the wheel bolt
torque checked by an authorized Fiat
Dealership.