Changing Wheels - Vauxhall TIGRA Owner's Manual

140 Self-help, vehicle care

Changing wheels

Some versions have tyre repair aerosol
instead of a spare wheel – see page 144.
To ensure y our safety , ma ke the following
preparations and observ e the following
inform ation w hen changing wheels:
z Park the v ehicle on a level, firm a nd
non-skid surface.
z Close Retra ctable steel roof – see
page 38.
z Switch on the haza rd warning flashers,
apply the hand brak e, engage first gear
or reverse.
z Correctly set up the w arning triangle.
Warning triangle – see page 137.
z Remove spare wheel 3 from luggag e
com partment – see page 138.
z Before raising the v ehicle, set the front
wheels to the straight-ahead position.
z Nev er change more than one wheel
at onc e.
z Block the wheel diagonally op posite the
wheel to be changed by placing wedge
blocks or equiv alent in front a nd behind
the wheel.
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 p laced under the ja ck 3.
Using a thicker b oard c ould dam age the
jack and the v ehicle.
z No people or animals may be in the
vehicle when it is jacked up.
z Never crawl under a jacked-up vehic le.
z Do not start or run the engine while the
vehicle is on the jac k.
z Before inserting the wheel bolts when
changing wheels, lightly grease the cone
of ea ch b olt. For this reason, c arry som e
conventional grease.
1. Remov e wheel c ov er with hook 3 .
Tool k it – see pag e 139.
If the wheel trim ha s v isible wheel
bolts 3, the trim can rem ain on the
wheel. The retaining washers 3 on
the wheel bolts must not be removed.