Vauxhall Combo Owner's Manual page 155

150 Self-help
Genera l informa tion
Dep ending on the version, the spare wheel
may be designed for use as a temporary
spare 3. The temporary spa re is
designated by a sticker on the rim. Follow
the instructions on this pag e and
pages 137, 205.
O n vehicles w ith a lloy wheels 3 the spare
wheel may have a steel rim.
If y ou use winter tyres 3, the spare wheel
may still be fitted with a summer tyre. I f you
use the spare wheel the vehicle's ha nd ling
may be altered. O btain a replacement for
the faulty tyre a s soon as possible, and
have the wheel b alanc ed a nd fitted to the
vehic le.
The spare wheel may have a smaller tyre
and a smaller rim tha n the wheels mounted
1)
on the vehic le : Using the spare wheel m ay
alter the driving b ehaviour of the vehicle.
Hav e the defective tyre replaced as soon
as possible and have the wheel balanced
and m ounted on the vehicle.
1)
Co untry-specific versio n: The s pa re wh eel is
only permitted for use as a temp ora ry sp are.
Notes on tem porary spare wheel 3
z Using a temporary spare wheel may
change the driving behaviour of the
vehicle, particularly if using winter
tyres 3. Replace defec tiv e tyre as quickly
as possible, ba la nce wheel and fit to
vehicle.
z Fit only one temporary spare wheel.
z Do not drive faster than 50 m ph
(80 k m/h).
z Take curves slowly.
z Do not use the temporary spa re wheel
for a lengthy period.
z Replace temporary spare wheel with full
specification wheel without delay .
z Do not use tyre chains. If tyre chains
must b e used when one of the front tyres
has a flat, mount the temp orary spare
wheel on the rear ax le and tra nsfer one
of the rear wheels to the front axle.
C heck the tyre pressure and correct if
necessary . See pages 205, 206.
z Note the information on the temporary
spare wheel on pages 205, 137.
I nform ation on d irectional t yres 3
Direc tional ty res perform optima lly when
they are mounted in their p rescrib ed
direction of rotation. I f a fter a flat tyre, the
tyre or spare wheel is m ounted against its
prescribed direction of rotation, bear in
mind the follow ing:
z Vehic le handling may be altered. H ave
the defective tyre replac ed a s soon as
possible and have the wheel b alanc ed
and mounted on the vehicle.
z Do not drive faster than 50 mph
(80 km /h).
z Driv e especially carefully in wet and
snowy weather.
Further information on directional ty res -
see page 132.