Spare Wheel - Opel Automobile Owner's Manual

3. Ensure the jack is positioned
correctly with the vehicle jacking
points.
4. Set the jack to the necessary
height before positioning it directly
below the jacking point in
a manner that prevents it from
slipping.
Attach jack handle and with the
jack correctly aligned rotate
handle until wheel is clear of the
ground.
5. Unscrew the wheel nuts.
6. Change the wheel.
7. Screw on the wheel nuts.
8. Lower vehicle.
9. Install the wheel wrench ensuring
that it locates securely and tighten
each nut in a crosswise
sequence. Tightening torque is
150 Nm.
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10. Align the valve hole in the wheel
cover with the tyre valve before
installing.
Install wheel nut caps.
11. Stow the replaced wheel 3 175
and the vehicle tools 3 170.
12. Check the tyre pressure of the
installed tyre and also the wheel
nut torque as soon as possible.
Have the defective tyre renewed or
repaired.

Spare wheel

Some vehicles are equipped with
a tyre repair kit instead of a spare
wheel.
The 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 a steel rim.
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