Changing Wheels - Vauxhall ASTRA Owner's Manual

Changing wheels

There may be a tyre repair kit instead of a
spare wheel – page 261.
To ensure your safety, make the following
preparations and observe the following
information when changing wheels:
z Park the vehicle on a level, firm and non-
skid surface.
z Switch on hazard warning lights, apply
hand brake, automatic transmission 3 -
selector lever in P, manual transmission
or Easytronic 3
- engage 1st or reverse gear.
z Correctly set up the warning triangle 3.
Warning triangle – page 252.
z Remove spare wheel from luggage
compartment, see previous page 254.
z Before raising the vehicle, set the front
wheels to the straight-ahead position.
z On the Astra TwinTop, the roof must be
closed before the vehicle is raised.
z Never change more than one wheel at
once.
z Block the wheel diagonally opposite the
wheel to be changed by placing wedge
blocks or equivalent in front and 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 placed under the
jack 3 . Using a thicker board could
damage the jack 3 and the vehicle.
Self-help
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 or run the engine while the
vehicle is on the jack.
z Apply a light coating of grease to the
cone of each wheel bolt before screwing
in the wheel bolts after a wheel change.
Some normal commercial grease will be
required for this purpose. We
recommend your Vauxhall Authorised
Repairer.
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