Wheel Changing - Opel 2016 Movano Owner's Manual

Wheel changing

Some vehicles are equipped with a
tyre repair kit instead of a spare wheel
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Make the following preparations and
observe the following information:
● Park the vehicle on a level, firm
and non-slippery surface. The
front wheels must be in the
straight-ahead position.
● Apply the parking brake and
engage first gear or reverse gear
(manual transmission) or N
(manual transmission
automated).
● Switch off the air suspension
system 3 123.
● Remove the spare wheel 3 186.
● Never change more than one
wheel at a time.
● Use the jack only to change
wheels in case of puncture, not
for seasonal winter or summer
tyre change.
● The jack is maintenance-free.
● If the ground on which the vehicle
is standing is soft, a solid board
(max. 1 cm thick) should be
placed under the jack.
● No people or animals may be in
the vehicle when it is jacked-up.
● Never crawl under a jacked-up
vehicle.
● Do not start the engine when the
vehicle is raised on the jack.
● Clean wheel bolts/nuts and their
threads before mounting the
wheel.
9 Warning
Do not grease wheel bolt, wheel
nut and wheel nut cone.
1. Remove the wheel cover using
the hook supplied. Vehicle tools
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2. Install the wheel wrench ensuring
that it locates securely and loosen
each wheel bolt/nut by half a turn.
Vehicle care
3. Vehicles with Front-wheel drive:
Raise vehicle by placing lifting
pad spigot of the jack under the
jacking hole located nearest the
wheel concerned.
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