Changing A Wheel; Preliminary Work; Removing/Stowing The Wheel - Skoda Citigo Owner's Manual

Jack with instruction card
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Wheel wrench
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Extraction pliers for wheel bolt caps
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Breakdown kit
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WARNING
The factory-supplied lifting jack is only intended for your model of vehicle.
Under no circumstances attempt to lift heavier vehicles or other loads.
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
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 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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Place the warning triangle at the prescribed distance.
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Park the vehicle as far away as possible from the flowing traffic.
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Choose a location with a flat, solid surface.
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Haveall 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.

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 transmission select 1st gear .
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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.

Removing/stowing the wheel

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Fig. 118 Take out the 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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Grasp the floor covering in the luggage compartment in area
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lift.
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Loosen the retaining belt and take out the box with the tool kit.
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Unscrew nut in the direction of the arrow.
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Take out the wheel.
Stow the wheel
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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.
» Fig. 118.
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Emergency equipment and self-help
» Fig. 118 and
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