Changing Wheels - Vauxhall Agila Owner's Manual

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Changing wheels

To ensure y our safety , ma ke the following
preparations and observ e the following
inform ation w hen changing wheels:
z Park the vehicle on a level, firm and non-
skid surface.
z Switch on the haza rd warning lights,
apply the hand brake, engage 1st gear
or reverse.
z Correctly set up the w arning triangle.
Warning triangle – see page 110.
z Ta ke the spare w heel from the luggage
com partment.
z Before raising the v ehicle, set the front
wheels to the straight-ahead position.
z Slacken the wheel bolts one half turn
before raising the vehicle, but do not
totally unscrew the bolts.
z Nev er change more than one wheel at
once.
z Block the wheel diagonally op posite the
wheel to be changed by placing wedge
blocks or equiv alent in front a nd behind
the wheel.
z Use the jack only to chang e wheels.
z If the ground on which the vehicle is
standing is soft, a solid board (max. 1 cm
thick) should b e pla ced under the jack .
Using a thicker b oard c ould dam age the
jack and the v ehicle.
z No people or a nima ls m ay be in the
vehicle when it is jack ed up.
z Never cra wl und er a ja cked-up vehicle.
z Do not start or run the engine while the
vehicle is on the jack.
z Fully tighten the wheel bolts after
low ering the vehicle.