Skoda SUPERB - 05-2010 Owner's Manual page 240

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.
Wheel trim caps*
Pulling off
– Carefully remove the wheel trim cap using the wire clamp
Using the system Safety
Fig. 196 Removing the cap.
 fig.
196.
Fig. 197 Pulling off wheel trim cap on
light alloy wheels
 fig.
197.
Driving Tips
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.
198.
Tightening wheel bolts
– Push the wheel wrench* fully onto the wheel bolt
– Grasp the end of the wrench* and turn the bolt to the right until it is tight.
WARNING
Slacken the wheel bolts only a little (about one turn) as long as the vehicle has
not yet been jacked up - risk of an accident!.
Note
Apply pressure carefully with your foot to the end of the wrench* if it proves difficult
to slacken the bolts. Hold tight on the vehicle when doing this and ensure that you have
a steady position.
16)
Use the appropriate adapter for slackening and tightening the safety wheel bolts  page 240.
General Maintenance Breakdown assistance
Breakdown assistance 239
Fig. 198 Changing a wheel: Slackening
wheel bolts
16)
.
16)
.
Technical Data