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Decorative wheel covers
Applies to vehicles: with decorat ive wheel covers
The decorative wheel covers must be removed
first to access the wheel bolts .
Fig. 18 4
Changing a whee l: removing t he wheel cover
Removing
.,. Inse rt the hook provided with the vehicle
tool kit in the hole in the hub .
.,. Pull off the decorative wheel cover
¢ fig. 184 .
Wheels with wheel bolt caps
Applies to vehicles: with wheel bolts wit h ca ps
The caps must be removed first from the
wheel bolts before the bolts can be un-
screwed .
Fig. 185
Changing
a
whee l: removing the wheel bo lt
caps
Removing
.,. Push the plastic clip provided with the vehi-
cle tool kit over the wheel bolt cap until it
engages.
.,. Pull on the plastic clip to remove the cap
¢ fig. 185 .
What
do
I
d o now ?
255
Refitting
.. Place the caps over the whee l bolts and
push t hem back on .
The caps are to protect and keep the wheel
bolts clean.
Loosening and tightening the wheel
bolts
The wheel bolts must be loosened before rais-
ing the vehicle.
Fig. 186
Cha ng ing a whee l: loosening the wheel bolts
Loos en ing
.,. Insta ll the wheel bolt wrench over the
wheel bolt and push it down as far as it will
go.
.,. Take tight hold of the
end
of the wrench
handle and turn the wheel bo lts counter-
clockwise about one single turn in the direc-
tion of arrow ¢
fig. 186.
Tightening
.,. Install the w hee l bolt wrench over the
wheel bolt and push it down as far as it w ill
go .
.,. Take tight hold of the
end
of the wrench
handle a nd turn each wheel bo lt clockwise
until it is seated.
A
WARNING
- Do not use force or hurry when changing
a wheel - you can cause the vehicle to slip
off the jack and ca use serio us personal
injuries.
- Do not
loosen the wheel bo lts
more than
one turn
before you raise the vehicle with
the jack. -You risk an injury.
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