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WHEELS AND TYRES
Changing wheels - removing wheels
The car's wheels can be changed for e.g. winter
wheels/winter tyres.
Spare wheel*
The following instructions only apply if a
spare wheel has been purchased as an
accessory for the car. If the car is not equipped
with a spare wheel - see information about Emer-
gency puncture repair (TMK) (p. 344).
The spare wheel (Temporary spare) is only
intended for use temporarily and must be
replaced by an ordinary wheel as soon as possi-
ble. The car's handling may be altered by the use
of the spare wheel. The spare wheel is smaller
than the normal wheel. The car's ground clear-
ance is affected accordingly. Pay attention to
high kerbs and do not machine wash the car. If
the spare wheel is fitted on the front axle, you
cannot use snow chains at the same time. On all-
wheel drive cars the drive on the rear axle can be
disconnected. The spare wheel must not be
repaired.
The correct tyre pressure for the spare wheel is
stated in the tyre pressure table (p. 423).
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IMPORTANT
•
Never drive faster than 80 km/h
(50 mph) with a spare wheel on the car.
•
The car must never be driven fitted with
more than one "Temporary Spare" wheel.
The spare wheel is supplied in a bag and must be
secured on the cargo area floor using straps.
Cars with four load retaining eyelets.
Turn the handle on the spare wheel bag out
towards you. Attach the sewn-in tensioning strap
hooks in the front load retaining eyelets. Attach
the long strap into one of the front load retaining
eyelets, run the strap diagonally over the spare
wheel and through the upper handle. Tighten the
short tensioning strap onto the long one. Attach
the rear load retaining eyelet and tighten.
Before changing a wheel
1. Loosen the straps, lift out the spare wheel
from the cargo area and remove it from the
spare wheel bag.
2. To access the towing eye, open the hatch on
the left-hand side of the cargo area.
* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
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