Spare Wheel - Opel ASTRA Owner's Manual

268 Vehicle care
10. Align the valve hole in the wheel
cover with the tyre valve before
installing.
Install wheel nut caps.
Install centre cap on alloy wheels.
11. Install vehicle jacking point cover
on versions with sill panelling.
12. Stow the replaced wheel 3 268
and the vehicle tools 3 255.
13. Check the tyre pressure of the
installed tyre and the wheel nut
torque as soon as possible.
Have the defective tyre renewed or
repaired as soon as possible.
Jacking position for lifting
platform
Rear arm position of the lifting
platform centrically under the recess
of the sill.
Front arm position of the lifting
platform at the underbody.

Spare wheel

Some vehicles are equipped with a
tyre repair kit instead of a spare
wheel.
A spare wheel can be classified as a
temporary spare wheel depending on
the size compared to the other
mounted wheels and country
regulations.
The spare wheel has always a steel
rim.