Changing A Wheel - Skoda Superb Owner's Manual

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 from
the traffic flow. The place you choose should be level.
– Have all the occupants get out. While changing a wheel, the occupants of the
vehicle should not stand on the road (instead of behind a crash barrier).
– Apply the handbrake firmly.
– Engage 1st gear or if your vehicle is fitted with an automatic gearbox, position
the selector lever into position P.
– If a trailer is coupled, uncouple it.
– Take the vehicle tool kit  page 220 and the spare wheel  page 220 out of
the luggage compartment.
WARNING
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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 prescribed
distance from your vehicle. Comply with the national legal regulations. In this
way you are protecting not only yourself but also other road users.
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Never start the engine with the vehicle sitting on the raised jack - danger of
suffering injury.
Caution
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  page 222 or the caps  page 222.
Using the system Safety
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direction  page 213.
Subsequent steps
After changing the wheel, you must perform the following steps.
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Driving Tips General Maintenance
In the case of light alloy wheels remove the wheel trim cap  page 222.
First of all slacken the safety wheel bolt and afterwards the other wheel bolts
 page 223.
Jack up the vehicle until the wheel to be changed is clear of the ground
 page 223.
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.
Lower the car.
Tighten the wheel bolts firmly, alternately and diagonally using the wheel
wrench (crosswise) and lastly the wheel safety bolt  page 223.
Mount the full wheel trim/wheel trim cap or the caps.
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
Stow and attach the replaced wheel in the spare wheel well using a special
screw  page 220, fig. 198.
Stow the vehicle tool kit in the space provided.
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 tightening
torque of 120 Nm.
Change the damaged wheel or consult a specialist garage about possibilities for
getting repairs done.
Breakdown assistance
Breakdown assistance 221
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