Changing A Wheel - Volvo 2015 S60 Owner's Manual

08 Wheels and tires

Changing a wheel

Removing a wheel
Location of jack and tools
Spare wheel
The following instructions only apply if you
have purchased a temporary spare wheel* for
your vehicle.
If there is no temporary spare wheel in your
vehicle, please see page 322 for instructions
on using the tire sealing system.
The accessory temporary spare wheel is pro-
vided in a bag that must be securely strapped
in place in the trunk while the vehicle is being
driven.
The spare wheel is only intended for tempo-
08 rary use. Replace it with a normal wheel as
soon as possible. The vehicle's handling may
be altered by the use of the spare wheel. The
*
328
Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
correct tire pressure is stated in the tire pres-
sure table on page 312 and in the tire inflation
placard on the driver's side door jamb at the
rear of the driver's door opening.
Turn the handle on the spare wheel bag in
toward the rear seat. Secure the stitched
strap hooks in the loading eyelets. Secure the
long strap in one of the loading eyelets, wrap
the strap around the spare wheel and through
the lower handle. Secure the short strap on
the long strap. Secure in the other loading
eyelet and tighten.
WARNING
Current legislation prohibits the use of the
"Temporary Spare" tire other than as a
temporary replacement for a punctured
tire. It must be replaced as soon as possi-
ble by a standard tire. Road holding and
handling may be affected with the "Tem-
porary Spare" in use.
CAUTION
The vehicle must never be driven with
more than one temporary spare wheel.
Taking out the spare wheel
1. Release the bag's retaining straps.
2. Lift the bag out of the vehicle and remove
the spare wheel from the bag.
3. Fold up the floor hatch in the trunk.
4. Remove the jack* and tools* from the
foam block and change the wheels (see
the instructions in the following section

"Changing a wheel").

5. After changing wheels, return the jack
and tools to the foam block and close the
floor hatch.
6. If possible, place the wheel with the
punctured tire in the bag.