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Changing a wheel
If you have a flat tire, move off Ihe road.
Turn on the emergency flasher. In
addilion, mark Ihe position of your car
with flares or other warning devices to
alert other motorists.
Before you change a wheel, be sure the
ground is level and firm, especially near
the rear wheels where the Jack ports are.
Set the parking brake and block the
wheels opposite Ihe defective wheel on
the other side of Ihe car.
For a more efficient and safe changing
of a flat tire, observe the following 10
steps.
Further on, we expand on these steps in
greater detail.
Step 1 - Take out tools, jack and spare
wheel.
Step 2 - Remove hub cap.
Step 3-Loosen wheel bolts. Do nol
take them out.
Step 4 - Securely Insert the jack in jack
port. There is one for each
side. It is under the running
board toward the rear, and is
used for front or rear wheel
changing.
Never jack the car up by the bumper or
38 the running board.
Step 5 - J a c k up car.
Step 6-Change wheel and handtight-
en wheel bolts.
Step 7 - Lower car
Step 8-Further tighlen the wheel bolts.
Step 9 - Reinstall hub cap.
Step 1 0 - Torque and air pressure ad-
justment.
Step 1
Take out the jack from under the rear
seal next to the battery (see previous
page)
Take oul tool kit and spare wheel from
front luggage compartment.
Before you take out Ihe spare wheel, dis-
connect the hose leading to Ihe wind-
shield washer container (see large arrow
on picture 1 a and picture 1 b).
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In the VW Beetle, lift the spare wheel
up and place it on the edge of bumper
This way you have better access to the
two wedges (small arrows in picture 1 a)
that hold the washer container in the rim.
Remove the wedges and separate the
container from the wheel.
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