Changing Wheels - Vauxhall Combo Owner's Manual

130 Self-help, vehicle care
Com bo Crew van
The jac k and the vehicle tools a re secured
behind the driver's seat.
The jac k is secured in place by a wing
screw. The vehicle tools are secured to the
jack with rubb er bands.

Changing wheels

There m ay be a tyre rep air kit instead of a
spare wheel 3 135.
Make the following prep arations and
ob serve the follow ing information:
z Park the v ehicle on a level, firm and non-
skid surface. The front wheels must be in
the straight-ahead position.
z Sw itch on the hazard wa rning flashers,
apply the handbrak e, engage first g ear
or rev erse.
z Set up the warning tria ngle correc tly .
Warning tria ngle 3 126.
z Remove the spare wheel from beneath
the vehicle floor 3 127.
z Never change m ore than one w heel at
once.
z Use the ja ck only to change wheels.
z If the ground on which the vehicle is
standing is soft, a solid board (max . 1 cm
thick ) should be placed under the jack.
z Block the wheel diagonally opposite the
wheel to be chang ed b y placing wedge
blocks or equivalent in front and behind
the wheel.
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 the vehicle when it is raised
on the jack.
z Before screwing in the wheel bolts, clean
them and lightly coat the ta per of each
wheel bolt with commercially av ailable
grease.