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Emergency
assistance
points on
the
sill.
Otherwise, your vehicle will
be damaged.
Taking the wheel off/installing the spare
tire
Follow these instructions step-by-step for chang
-
ing the wheel
.
Fig.
191
Changing a
wheel:
using the screwd
rive
r
hand le
(with the blade removed) to turn the bolts
Fig. 192
Changing a wheel: align ment pin
inside
the
top
hole
After you have loosened all wheel bolts and
ra ised the veh icle off
the
ground, remove and re-
p lace the whee
l
as
follows:
Removing the wheel
"'
Remove the
topmost
wheel bolt completely
with the
hexagonal socket
in the screwdriver
handle (vehicle tool kit)
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fig. 191 and set it
aside
on a
clean
surface.
"'
Screw
the threaded
end of the
alignment
pin
from the tool kit hand-tight
into the
empty bo lt
hole
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fig
.
192.
"'
Then remove the other wheel bo lts as described
above.
"'
Take off the wheel
leaving
the alignment pin in
the bolt
hole
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(I).
234
Putting on the
spare
tire
"'
Push
the
spare
tire
over
the
alignment
pin.
"'
Screw on the wheel
bolts
and tighten them
slightly using the hexagona
l
socket
.
"'
Remove the alignment pin and insert and tight-
en the
remaining
wheel bolt slightly like the
rest.
"'
Turn the jack hand
le
counter-clockwise to lower
the
vehicle until
the jack
is fully released
.
"'
Use the wheel bolt wrench
to
tighten all wheel
bolts firmly
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page 232. Tighten them in a
crisscross pattern,
from
one bolt
to the
(ap-
proximately) opposite one,
to
keep the wheel
centered.
"'
Perform the steps required after changing the
wheel
r=;,
page 231, A~er changing a wheel
.
The hexagonal socket makes it easie
r
to
remove
the wheel
bolts
from the rim. Care should
be
tak-
en when removing the reversib le blade
.
(D
Note
When
removing or
installing the
wheel, the
rim
could
hit
the
brake
rotor and damage the
rotor. Work
carefully and have a second
per-
son to he lp you.
(D
Tips
-
When
mounting tires with
unidirectional
tread design
make sure the tread pattern
is
pointed the right way
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page 235.
-
The
wheel
bolts
shou ld be
clean
and easy to
turn. Check for dirt and corrosion on the
mating surfaces of both the wheel and the
hub. Remove all dirt from these surfaces be-
fore remounting the wheel.
-
Do not
use
the hexagonal socket in the
screwdriver handle to
loosen
or t ighten the
wheel bolts.
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