Alfa Romeo MiTo 2016 Owner's Handbook Manual page 119

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take the wrench 1 fig. 100 and loosen
the fixing bolts by about one turn;
position the jack under the car, near
the wheel to be changed. On versions
where this is fitted, be careful not to
damage the plastic aerodynamic guard;
operate the device 1 fig. 101 so as to
raise the jack, until the upper part 2
fig. 102 is correctly inserted in the side
member 3 at the point indicated by the
arrow ;
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alert any bystander that the vehicle is
about to be raised; all persons should be
kept away from the vehicle and nobody
must touch it until it has been lowered;
fit handle 4 fig. 101 into the housing in
device 1, operate the jack and raise the
vehicle until the wheel is a few
centimetres from the ground;
make sure the contact surfaces
between space-saver wheel and hub are
clean so that the fastening bolts will not
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come loose;
fit the space-saver wheel by inserting
the first bolt for two threads into the hole
closest to the valve;
take the wrench 1 fig. 100 and fully
tighten the fixing bolts;
operate the jack handle 4 fig. 101 to
lower the car. Then extract the jack;
use the wrench 1 provided to fully
tighten the bolts in a criss-cross fashion
as per the numerical sequence illustrated
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in fig. 103;
when replacing an alloy wheel it is
advisable to place it upside down, with
the aesthetic part facing upwards.
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