Changing A Wheel; Remove / Store Wheel - Skoda Citigo Operating Instructions Manual

CAUTION
Screw the jack back into the starting position before storing in the box with
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the tool kit.
Ensure that the vehicle tool kit is safely secured in the luggage compart-
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ment.
Ensure that the box is always secured with the strap.
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Note
The declaration of conformity is included with the jack or the log folder.

Changing a wheel

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Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Preliminary work
Remove / store wheel
Full wheel trim
Wheel bolts
Anti-theft wheel bolts
Loosening/tightening wheel bolts
Raising the vehicle
Remove the wheel / fix
Follow-up work
For your own safety and the safety of the passengers, the following instruc-
tions must be observed before changing a wheel on the road.
Switch on the hazard warning lights system.
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The warning triangle must be set up at the prescribed distance - observe
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the national legal provisions when doing so.
Park the vehicle as far away as possible from the flow of traffic.
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Choose a location with a flat, solid surface.
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Have all the occupants get out. The passengers should not stand on the
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road (instead they should remain behind a crash barrier, for instance) while
the wheel is being changed.
The national legal requirements must be observed when changing a wheel.
Preliminary work
Before changing the wheel, the following work must be carried out.
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Switch off the engine.
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For vehicles with manual gearbox select the first Gear selection.
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For vehicles with automated gearbox shift the lever to position D or R.
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Firmly apply the handbrake.
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Remove the vehicle tool kit

Remove / store wheel

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The spare wheel is located in a well under the floor covering in the boot and is
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fixed in place with a special bolt
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Take out the wheel
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Open the boot lid.
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Lift up the floor in the luggage compartment.
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Loosen the belt and take out the box with the tool kit.
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Unscrew the nut in direction of arrow
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Take out the wheel.
Stow the wheel
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Place the wheel into the spare wheel well with the wheel rim pointing down-
ward.
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Pull the fixing band through the opposite holes in the wheel rim.
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Screw on the nut in the opposite direction to the arrow
wheel is safely secured.
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Replace the box with the tool kit into the emergency or spare wheel and se-
cure it with the tape.
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Fold back the floor in the luggage compartment.
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Close the boot lid.
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Take out the wheel
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Emergency equipment and self-help
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