Alfa Romeo MiTo 2013 Owner's Handbook Manual page 160

To change a wheel proceed as follows:
❒ stop the car in a position that is not dangerous for oncoming traffic
GETTING TO KNOW
where you can change the wheel safely. The ground must be flat
YOUR CAR
and sufficiently compact;
❒ switch off the engine, pull up the handbrake and engage 1
reverse; put on the high visibility jacket (required by law) before
leaving the vehicle;
SAFETY
❒ open the luggage compartment, pull tab A fig. 113 and lift up the
mat;
❒ unscrew locking device Afig. 114, take toolbox B and bring it next
STARTING AND to the wheel to replace. Then take the space-saver wheel C;
DRIVING
❒ for versions with steel rims: insert the screwdriver in the
opening A fig. 115 in order to trigger the hub cap retaining clip B;
❒ for versions with alloy rims: shake the car to facilitate
detachment of the rim from the wheel hub. Some versions may be
IN AN
fitted with alloy wheels with a hub cap (fig. 116). To remove the hub
EMERGENCY
cap, insert the screwdriver into housings A in order to access the
fixing bolts. Replace the wheel as described previously;
SERVICING AND
MAINTENANCE
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
INDEX
fig. 113
156
❒ take wrench A fig. 117 and loosen the fixing bolts by about one
turn;
a
gear or
fig. 114
fig. 115
A0J0104
A0J0105
A0J0236