Spare Wheel; Changing A Wheel - Skoda Citigo Owner's Manual

126 Do-it-yourself
The vehicle tool kit contains the following parts (depending on equipment fitted):
● Wheel wrench,
● Wire clamp for removing the full wheel trims or wheel bolt covers,
● Towing eye,
● Adapter for anti-theft wheel bolts,
● Replacement lamp,
● Screwdriver.
Before placing the lifting jack back in its storage area, screw in the arm of the lift-
ing jack fully.
WARNING
● The factory-supplied lifting jack is only intended for your model of vehicle.
On no account attempt to lift a heavier vehicle or other loads - risk of injury!
● Ensure that the vehicle tool kit is safely attached in the luggage compart-
ment.

Spare wheel

The spare wheel lies in a well in the luggage compartment under the floor cover-
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ing and is fixed in place using a special bolt
Before removing the spare wheel, you must take out the box with the vehicle tool
kit box .
One should check the inflation pressure in the spare wheel (at best when general-
ly checking the tyre air pressures - see sticker on the fuel filler flap) ⇒ p age 118 to
ensure that the spare wheel is always ready to use.
Fig. 101 Luggage compartment: Spare
wheel
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Any spare wheel which differs from the tyres fitted to the vehicle (e.g. winter
tyres or low-profile tyres) should only be used only for a short time in the event of
a puncture and when adopting an appropriately cautious style of driving ⇒
Replace it with a wheel having the appropriate mode and dimensions as soon as
possible
Temporary spare wheel
A warning label displayed on the rim of the temporary spare wheel indicates that
your vehicle is equipped with a temporary spare wheel.
Please observe the following notes when driving with a temporary spare wheel:
● The warning label must not be covered after installing the wheel.
● Do not drive faster than 80 km/h with this spare wheel and pay particular at-
tention while driving. Avoid accelerating at full throttle, sharp braking and fast
cornering.
● Use this spare wheel only to reach the nearest specialist garage as it is not in-
tended for continuous use.
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WARNING
● Never use a spare wheel which is damaged.
● If the spare wheel has a different mode or size compared to the fitted
tyres, do not drive faster than 80 km/h (50 mph) at any point. Avoid accelerat-
ing at full throttle, sharp braking and fast cornering.
CAUTION
Note the instructions on the sticker on the spare wheel.
Note
The tyre pressure should be at the highest pressure specified for your vehicle at
all times.

Changing a wheel

Preliminary work
The following steps should be carried out before actually changing the wheel.
If it is necessary to change a wheel, park the vehicle as far away as possible
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from the traffic flow. The place you choose should be level.
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