Skoda OCTAVIA - 05-2010 Owner's Manual page 220

Caution

Use the pressure of your hand, do not knock on the full wheel trim! Heavy knocks
mainly on the points where the full wheel trim has not been inserted into the wheel,
can result in damage to the guide and centering elements of the full wheel trim.

Check for yourself that the safety wheel bolt is located in the hole in the area of the
valve before fitting the full wheel trim onto a steel wheel which is attached with a safety
wheel bolt  page 220.
Wheel bolts with caps*
Pulling off
– Push the plastic clip sufficiently far onto the cap until the inner catches of the clip
are positioned at the collar of the cap and detach the cap.
Installing
– Push the caps fully onto the wheel bolts.
The caps are located in the well of the luggage compartment.
Using the system Safety
Fig. 176 Removing the cap.
Driving Tips
Wheel trim caps*
Pulling off
– Carefully remove the wheel trim cap using the wire clamp
Slackening and tightening wheel bolts
Slacken the wheel bolts before jacking up the vehicle.
Slackening wheel bolts
– Push the wheel wrench* fully onto the wheel bolt
– Grasp the end of the wrench* and turn the bolt about one turn to the left
 fig.
178.
19)
Use the appropriate adapter for slackening and tightening the safety wheel bolts  page 220.
General Maintenance Breakdown assistance
Breakdown assistance 219
Fig. 177 Pulling off wheel trim cap on
light alloy wheels
 fig.
177.
Fig. 178 Changing a wheel: Slackening
wheel bolts
19)
.
Technical Data