Changing Wheels - Vauxhall Corsa & Combo Owner's Manual

Com bo
The jack 3 and vehicle tools 3 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

In order to reduce the chance of possible
injuries, m ake the following prepa ra tions
and note the procedure:
z Park on a level, firm a nd non-slippery
surface.
z Sw itch on haz ard warning lights,
apply hand brake, selector lev er in P
(automatic transm ission 3 ) / engag e
1st gear or reverse (manual transmission
or Easy tronic 3 ).
z C orrectly set up the warning triangle.
Warning tria ngle – see page 180.
z Take the spare wheel from the lugg age
compa rtm ent or from undernea th the
vehicle floor.
z Before raising the vehicle, set the front
wheels to the straight-ahead p osition.
z Never change m ore than one w heel at
once.
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 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.
Using a thicker board could damage the
jack and the vehic le.
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 or run the engine while the
vehicle is on the jack.
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