Changing Wheels - Vauxhall ASTRA Owner's Manual

252 Self-help, vehicle care

Changing wheels

There may be a tyre repair kit instead of a
spare wheel, see page 256.
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
handbrake, 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, see page 247.
z Remove spare wheel from luggage
compartment, see page 249.
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.
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 Before inserting the wheel bolts when
changing wheels, lightly grease the cone
of each bolt. For this reason, carry some
conventional grease.