Skoda YETI Owner's Manual page 185

Remove the wheel / fix
Follow-up tasks
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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Place the warning triangle at the prescribed distance.
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Park the vehicle as far away as possible from flowing 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.
Tyres with increased puncture resistance
Some vehicles may be fitted with tyres at the factory that have increased
puncture resistance ("SEAL" tyres).
These vehicles are delivered without a puncture repair kit, spare wheel and
appropriate hand tools.
If tyres with increased puncture resistance are replaced with tyres that have
no increased puncture resistance, then the vehicle should be equipped with a
puncture repair kit, spare wheel and appropriate hand tools.
Preparation
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 transmission select 1st gear.
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On vehicles with automatic transmission place the selector lever in the P po-
sition.
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Firmly apply the handbrake.
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Uncouple any trailers.
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Removing/stowing the wheel
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The spare wheel is located in a well under the floor covering in the boot and is
fixed in place with a fastening screw.
Take out wheel
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Open the boot lid.
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Raise the floor covering in the boot
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Loosen the belt and take out the box with the tool kit.
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Unscrew the fastening screw in direction of arrow
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Remove the wheel.
Store wheel away
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Place the wheel into the spare wheel well with the wheel rim pointing up-
wards.
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Pull the fixing band through the opposite holes in the wheel rim.
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Screw on the fastening screw in the opposite direction to the arrow
» Fig. 180 until the 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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Shut the boot lid.
Full wheel trim
Before removing the wheel bolts, remove the wheel cover.
Extracting
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Hook the clamp found in the vehicle tool kit
edge of the wheel trim.
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Push the wheel wrench through the clamp, support on the tyre and pull off
the wheel trim.
Fig. 180
Take out wheel
» page 102.
» Fig. 180.
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Emergency equipment and self-help
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