Changing A Wheel; Removing/Stowing The Wheel; Full Wheel Trim - Skoda RAPID Owner's Manual

CAUTION
Screw the jack back to the starting position before storing it in the box with
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the tool kit screws.
Ensure that the vehicle tool kit is safely secured in the boot.
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Ensure that the box is always secured with the strap.
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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
Anti-theft wheel bolts
Loosening/tightening wheel bolts
Raising the vehicle
Remove/fix the wheel
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 lights.
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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 flow of traffic.
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Find a location with a flat, solid surface.
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Let all of the occupants get out. While changing a tyre, the occupants of
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the vehicle should not stand on the road (instead they should remain be-
hind a crash barrier).
Preliminary work
Before changing the wheel, the following work should be carried out.
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Switch off the engine.
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For vehicles with Manual transmission select first gear.
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On vehicles with automatic transmission, move the selector lever to the P
position.
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Firmly apply the handbrake.
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Do-it-yourself

Removing/stowing 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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Removing the wheel
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Open the boot lid.
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Lift up the floor in the luggage compartment.
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Loosen the retaining belt and take out the box with the tool kit.
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Unscrew the 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.
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Screw on the nut in the opposite direction to the arrow
wheel is safely secured.
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Replace the box with the tool kit into the emergency or spare wheel and se-
cure it with the tape.
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Fold back the floor in the luggage compartment.
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Close the boot lid.

Full wheel trim

Before removing the wheel bolts, the wheel trim should be removed.
Pulling off
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Hook the clamp found in the vehicle tool kit
edge of the wheel trim.
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Push the wheel wrench through the clamp, support on the tyre and pull off
the wheel trim.
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Removing the wheel
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