Notes On Temporary Spare Wheel - Vauxhall Corsa & Combo Owner's Manual

7. Place the repla ced wheel in the spare
wheel hold er with the outside of the
wheel facing upwards.
If a full specification w heel is stow ed, do
not fit the spacer ring between the
wheel and the vehicle und erbody.
8. Lift the spa re wheel holder, insert the
sa fety ca ble.
9. Lift the spare wheel holder and engage
in the c atch. The open sid e of the catch
must point towards the rear.
10. Turn the hexa gon bolt in the load
compartment floor with the wheel bolt
wrench to raise the spare w heel holder
all the w ay up.
General i nformati on
Depend ing on the version, the sp are
wheel may be designed for use a s a
temporary spa re 3 . The temporary spare
is d esigna ted b y a sticker on the rim.
Follow the instruc tions on this pa ge a nd
pages 164, 249.
On vehicles with alloy w heels 3 the spare
wheel may ha ve a steel rim .
If you use winter ty res 3, the spare wheel
may still be fitted with a summ er tyre. If you
use the spare wheel the vehicle's handling
may be a ltered. Ob tain a repla cement for
the faulty tyre as soon a s p ossible, and
ha ve the wheel balanced and fitted to the
vehicle.
The spare wheel may hav e a sm aller tyre
and a smaller rim than the wheels m ounted
on the vehicle: Using the spare wheel ma y
alter the driving behav iour of the vehicle.
Have the defective tyre rep laced as soon
as p ossible, b alance the w heel a nd hav e it
mounted on the v ehicle.
Not es on temp orary sp arewheel 3
z Using a temp orary spare w heel may
chang e the driving behaviour of the
vehicle, particularly if using winter
tyres 3 . Replace defective ty re a s quickly
as possible, balance wheel and fit to
vehicle.
z Fit only one tem pora ry spare wheel.
z Do not drive faster than 50 mph
(80 km /h).
z Take curv es slow ly .
z Do not use the temporary spare wheel
for a lengthy p eriod.
z Replac e temporary spare w heel with full
specification wheel without delay.
z Do not use tyre cha ins. I f tyre c hains
must be used when one of the front tyres
ha s a flat, mount the temporary spare
wheel on the rear axle and transfer one
of the rea r wheels to the front a xle.
Check the ty re pressure a nd correct if
necessary. See pag e 249.
z Note the inform ation on the temporary
spa re wheel on pag es 164, 249.
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