Changing A Wheel; Removing/Stowing The Wheel; Full Wheel Trim - Skoda Octavia Owner's Manual

CAUTION
Screw the jack back into the starting position before storing in the box with
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the vehicle 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:
Preparation
Removing/stowing the wheel
Full wheel trim
Wheel bolts
Anti-theft wheel bolts
Loosening/tightening wheel bolts
Raising the vehicle
Remove the wheel / fix
Follow-up tasks
For your own safety and the safety of your passengers, the following instruc-
tions must be observed before carrying out a wheel change on the road.
Switch on the hazard warning light.
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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.
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
position.
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The parking brake switch.
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Uncouple any trailers.

Removing/stowing the wheel

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The wheel is located in a well under the floor covering in the boot and is fixed
in place with special bolt
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Take out the wheel
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Open the boot lid.
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Raise the floor covering in the boot
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216 Loosen the retaining belt and take out the box with the tool kit.
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Remove locking in the direction of arrow
216 A
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Unscrew nut in the direction of arrow
B
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Remove the wheel.
Store wheel away
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Place the wheel into the wheel well with the wheel rim pointing downward.
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Pull the fixing band through the opposite holes in the wheel rim.
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Screw in nut in the opposite direction to arrow
B
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Insert locking in the opposite direction to which arrow
A
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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 covering in the boot
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Shut the boot lid.

Full wheel trim

Before removing the wheel bolts, remove the full wheel trim.
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Take out the wheel
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» Fig. 217.
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Emergency equipment, and self-help
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is pointing.
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