Volvo S80 Owner's Manual page 231

06 Maintenance and specifications
Wheels and tires
Changing a wheel
Location of jack and tools
Spare wheel
The spare wheel (Temporary spare) is only
intended for temporary use. Replace the
spare wheel with a normal wheel as soon as
possible. The car's handling may be altered
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by the use of the spare wheel. The correct
tire pressure for the spare wheel is stated in
the tire pressure tables, see pages 217
and 218.
CAUTION
Never drive faster than 50 mph (80 km/h)
with a spare wheel on the vehicle.
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CAUTION
The vehicle must never be driven with more
than one temporary spare wheel.
The spare wheel is located in the spare wheel
well with the rim side down. There are three
foam blocks, two under the spare wheel and
one over/inside. The upper one contains all
tools.
The same bolt runs through to secure the
spare wheel and the foam blocks.
Taking out the spare wheel
1. Fold the rear edge of the floor mat for-
ward.
2. Undo the retaining bolt.
3. Lift out the foam block with tools.
4. Lift out the spare wheel.
The other two blocks can remain in the wheel
well.
After use
The foam block and spare wheel must be
replaced in the reverse order.
Removing the wheel cover
Changing a tire:
1. Apply the parking brake.
2. Put the gear selector in P.
3. Block the wheels that are on the ground
with wooden blocks or large stones.
4. Remove the wheel cover (where appli-
cable) using the lug wrench in the tool
bag.With the vehicle still on the ground,
use the lug wrench to loosen the wheel
nuts 1/2–1 turns by exerting downward
pressure.
5. Turn the nuts counterclockwise to loos-
en.