Skoda Citigo Owner's Manual page 128

Have all the occupants get out. While changing a tyre, the occupants of the
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vehicle should not stand on the road (instead they should remain behind a
crash barrier).
– Apply the handbrake firmly.
– Engage the 1st gear.
– Take the vehicle tool kit and the spare wheel
the carpet of the luggage compartment.
WARNING
● If you find yourself in flowing traffic switch on the hazard warning lights
system and place the warning triangle on the side of the road at the prescri-
bed distance from your vehicle. Comply with the national legal regulations. In
this way you are protecting not only yourself but also other road users.
● If you have to change a wheel on a slope first block the opposite wheel
with a stone or similar object in order to secure the vehicle from unexpectedly
rolling away.
Note
Comply with the national legal regulations.
Changing a wheel
Always change a wheel on a level surface as far as possible.
Take off the full wheel trim ⇒ p age 128 or the caps from the wheel bolts
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⇒ p age 128.
Slacken the wheel bolts ⇒ p age 129.
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– Jack up the vehicle until the wheel to be changed is clear of the ground
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– Unscrew the wheel bolts and place them on a clean surface (cloth, paper, etc.).
– Take off the wheel.
Fit on the spare wheel and tighten the wheel bolts slightly.
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Lower the car.
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Tighten the wheel bolts firmly, alternately and diagonally using the wrench
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(crosswise) ⇒ p age 129.
Using the system Safety
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out of the well under
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Put the full wheel trim or the caps back onto the wheel bolts .
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Note
● All bolts must be clean and must turn easily.
● You must never grease or oil the wheel bolts!
● When fitting on unidirectional tyres, ensure that the tyres rotate in the correct
direction ⇒ p age 122, Unidirectional tyres.
Subsequent steps
After changing the wheel, you must perform the following steps.
– Stow and attach the replaced wheel in the spare wheel well using a special
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screw 101.
Stow the vehicle tool kit in the space provided.
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– Check the tyre pressure on the spare wheel just mounted as soon as possible.
– Have the tightening torque of the wheel bolts checked with a torque wrench
as soon as possible. Steel and light alloy wheels must be tightened to a tight-
ening torque of 110 Nm.
Change the damaged wheel or consult a specialist garage about possibilities
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for getting repairs done.
WARNING
It is necessary to observe the guidelines given on ⇒ p age 120, New wheels and
tyres if the vehicle is subsequently fitted with tyres which are different to
those it was fitted with at the works.
Note
● If you find, when changing the wheel, that the wheel bolts are corroded and
difficult to turn, the bolts must be replaced before checking the tightening torque.
● Drive cautiously and only at a moderate speed to a workshop where the tight-
ening torque can be checked.
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