Changing A Wheel - Renault Trafic Handbook

CHANGING A WHEEL

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Switch on the hazard warn-
ing lights.
Keep the vehicle away from
traffic and on a level sur-
face where it will not slip (if neces-
sary, place a solid support under the
jack base).
Apply the hand brake and engage a
gear (first or reverse, or P for auto-
matic transmissions).
Ask all the passengers to leave the
vehicle and keep them away from
traffic.
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Start to undo the wheel bolts by fitting
ratchet wrench 2 (extended, if neces-
sary, by towing hitch 3) and so that you
can press down rather than pulling up-
wards.
Check the tightening/loosening direc-
tion of the ratchet wrench: reverse the
wrench if it does not work.
Insert the jack horizontally; jack head
pin 4 should line up with hole in the
lower part of the bodywork nearest to
the wheel concerned.
Start cranking the jack up by hand to
align the base plate (which should be
pushed slightly under the vehicle).
Place a plank of wood under the base
plate if on soft ground.
Insert adapter 1 and raise the wheel off
the ground.
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To prevent any risk of injury
or damage to the vehicle,
only crank the jack until the
wheel you are replacing is
a maximum of 3 centimetres off the
ground.
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