Changing A Wheel - Renault Clio 2007 Owner's Manual

CHANGING A WHEEL

1
Park the vehicle away
from traffic if possible and
on level ground which is
not slippery (place a plank
under the jack if necessary). Switch
on the hazard warning lights.
Apply the handbrake and select a
gear (first or reverse, or position P
for automatic gearboxes).
Ask all the passengers to leave the
vehicle and keep them away from
traffic.
2
3
Remove the wheel trim (see the infor-
mation on the "Wheel trims").
Undo the wheel bolts using wheel-
brace 1, pressing downwards.
Present the jack horizontally, the jack
head must slide under the lower sec-
tion of the body, as close as possible to
the wheel concerned.
Crank up the jack by hand at first to
align the base plate (which should be
inclined further inwards than the jack
head). Place a plank of wood under the
base plate if on soft ground.
Insert the wheelbrace hook 2 into the
jack 3 and turn a few times to lift the
wheel off the ground:
Remove the bolts.
Take off the wheel.
Fit the emergency spare wheel on the
central hub and turn it to locate the
mounting holes in the wheel and the
hub.
Tighten the bolts and lower the jack.
With the wheels on the ground, tighten
the bolts as far as possible and check
the tightness as soon as possible (tight-
ening torque 105 Nm).
If you have a puncture, re-
place the wheel as soon as
possible.
A tyre which has been punc-
tured should always be inspected
(and repaired, where possible) by a
specialist.
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