Jack £ 3 And Vehicle Tools 3; Changing Wheels - Vauxhall 2009 Tigra Owner's Manual

Jack and vehicle tools
£ 3
The jack and the vehicle tools have been
specially developed for your vehicle and
must only be used on that vehicle. Only use
jack for changing wheels.
The jack and vehicle tools are located in a
pouch or in a stowage compartment in the
spare wheel well in the luggage
compartment.
For reasons of design, the spare wheel well
insert 3 must not be removed. The
installation position is indicated by an
arrow pointing to the direction of travel.

Changing wheels

Some versions have tyre repair aerosol
instead of a spare wheel 3 137.
Make the following preparations and
observe the following information:
z Park the vehicle on a level, firm and non-
slippery surface. The front wheels must
be in the straight-ahead position.
z Close retractable steel roof 3 36.
z Switch on the hazard warning lamps,
apply the handbrake, engage first gear
or reverse.
z Erect warning triangle as required.
Warning triangle 3 130.
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z Remove the spare wheel 3 3 131.
z Never change more than one wheel at a
time.
Self-help, Vehicle Care
z Use the jack 3 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 3.
z Block the wheel diagonally opposite the
wheel to be changed by placing wedge
blocks or equivalent in front and behind
the wheel.
z No people or animals may be in the
vehicle when it is jacked-up.
z Never crawl under a jacked-up vehicle.
z Do not start the vehicle when it is raised
on the jack.
z Before screwing in the wheel bolts, clean
them and lightly coat the cone of each
wheel bolt with commercially available
grease. Make sure that the bolt threads
are not greased.
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