Volvo S60 Twin Engine Owner's Manual page 570

WHEELS AND TYRES
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WARNING
Apply the parking brake and set the
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gear selector in Park position (P).
Chock the wheels standing on the
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ground using solid wood blocks or
large stones.
Check that the jack is not damaged,
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that the threads are thoroughly lubri-
cated and that it is free from dirt.
Check that the jack is resting on a firm,
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level surface that is not slippery and is
not slanted.
The jack must be correctly attached in
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the jack's bracket.
Never position anything between the
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ground and the jack, nor between the
jack and the car's jacking point.
Passengers must leave the car when it
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is raised on the jack.
If a wheel must be changed in a traf-
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ficked environment, passengers must
stand in a safe place.
Use a jack designed for the car when
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changing tyres. Use supports to secure
the car for all other work.
Never crawl under the car or reach
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under with a part of your body when it
is raised on a jack.
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1. Set up the warning triangle and activate
the hazard warning lights if a tyre is being
changed in a trafficked location.
2. Apply the parking brake and engage gear
position P, or engage first gear if the car
has a manual gearbox.
Applies to cars with Leveling Control
the car is equipped with air suspension,
this must be disabled before the car is
raised with a jack*.
3. Take out the jack*, wheel wrench* and
tools for the wheel bolts' plastic caps that
are fitted in the foam block.
Tool for removing the plastic caps on the wheel bolts.
4. Chock in front of and behind the wheels
that remain on the ground. Use, for exam-
ple, heavy wooden blocks or large stones.
5. Screw together the towing eye with the
wheel wrench until the stop position as
per the instructions.
*: If
IMPORTANT
The towing eye must be screwed into the
wheel bolt wrench* as far as possible.
6. Remove the plastic caps from the wheel
bolts with the intended tool.
7. With the car still on the ground, use the
wheel bolt wrench/towing eye to undo the
wheel bolts ½-1 turn by pressing down-
wards (anticlockwise).
* Option/accessory.