Changing A Wheel - Renault Clio 2004 Owner's Manual

CHANGING A WHEEL

Park the car on firm, level
ground which
slippery (e.g. avoid tiled
floors), placing 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 transmission).
Ask all the passengers to leave the
vehicle and keep them away from
the traffic.
1
3
Remove
information on hubcaps).
Loosen the nuts using wheelbrace 1,
is not
pressing down.
Present the jack horizontally, the
jack head must slide under the
lower section 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.
2
the hubcap (see the
Insert end 2 of the wheelbrace into
jack 3 and turn it several times to lift
the wheel off the ground:
Remove the bolts.
Take off the wheel.
Position the emergency spare wheel
on the hub and turn it so that the
holes in the wheel and the hub are
in alignment.
Tighten the bolts and lower the jack.
With the wheels on the ground,
tighten the bolts as much as
possible and get a RENAULT Dealer
to check the tightness of the bolts as
soon as possible (tightening torque
105 Nm).
If you have a puncture,
replace the wheel as soon
as possible.
A tyre which has been
punctured should always be
inspected (and repaired
possible) by a specialist.
if
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