Vehicle Tool Kit; Changing A Wheel - Skoda Octavia Owner's Manual

Vehicle tool kit

The vehicle tool kit and the lifting jack with sticker are housed in a plastic box in
the spare wheel » Fig. 150 or in the storage space for the spare wheel. There is
also space here for the removable ball rod for the trailer towing device. The box is
attached with a strap on the spare wheel.
The vehicle tool kit contains the following parts (depending on equipment fitted):
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Wire clamp for removing the full wheel trims or wheel bolt covers;
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wheel wrench;
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towing eye;
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Adapter for anti-theft wheel bolts;
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Replacement bulb set;
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Tool for removing the fog lights .
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Before placing the lifting jack back into its storage area, screw in the arm of the
lifting jack fully.
WARNING
The factory-supplied lifting jack is only intended for your model of vehicle.
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Under no circumstances attempt to lift heavier vehicles or other loads - risk of
injury!
Ensure that the vehicle tool kit is safely secured in the luggage compart-
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ment.
Note
Ensure that the box is always secured with the strap.
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Valid for Octavia RS and Octavia Scout.
Fig. 150
Luggage compartment: Storage
compartment for vehicle too kit

Changing a wheel

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Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Preliminary work
Changing a wheel
Subsequent steps
undoing and tightening wheel bolts
Raising the vehicle
Securing wheels against theft
WARNING
If you are in flowing traffic, switch on the hazard warning light system and
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set up the warning triangle at the prescribed distance! The national legal re-
quirements must be observed. In this way you are not only protecting yourself
but other road users as well.
If the wheel is damaged or in the event of a puncture, park the vehicle as far
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away as possible from the flow of traffic. Park on as flat and firm a surface as
possible.
If the wheel has to be changed on a slope, first of all block the opposite
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wheel with a stone or similar object to prevent the vehicle from unexpectedly
rolling away.
If the vehicle is subsequently fitted with tyres which are different to those it
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was fitted with at the works, follow these guidelines
and tyres.
Always raise the vehicle with the doors closed.
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Never position any body parts, such as arms or legs under the vehicle, while
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the vehicle is raised with a lifting jack.
Secure the base plate of the lifting jack with suitable means to prevent pos-
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sible moving. A soft and slippery ground under the base plate may move the
lifting jack, causing the vehicle to fall down. It is therefore always necessary to
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