Vauxhall VECTRA Owner's Manual page 239

Spare w hee l
The spare wheel is stowed in the lugg age
compartment and is secured by a plastic
wing nut under a floor cov er.
Tilt floor cover upwa rd using handle or
loop.
General i nformati on
Depend ing on version, the spare wheel
may ta ke the form of a temporary spare
wheel 3. Refer to the notes on pages 223,
242, 290.
On vehicles with alloy w heels 3 the spare
wheel may ha ve a steel rim .
If you use winter ty res 3, the spare wheel
may still be fitted with a summ er tyre. If you
use the spare wheel the vehicle's handling
may be a ltered. Ob tain a repla cement for
the faulty tyre as soon a s p ossible, and
ha ve the wheel balanced and fitted to the
vehicle.
The spare wheel may hav e a sm aller tyre
and a smaller rim: using the spare wheel
may cause different d riv ing behav iour.
Replace defective ty re as soon as possib le,
balance wheel and have it fitted to the
vehicle.
Not es on temp orary sp are wheel 3
z Using a temp orary spare w heel may
chang e the driving behaviour of the
vehicle, particularly if using winter
tyres 3 . Replace defective ty re a s quickly
as possible, balance wheel and fit to
vehicle.
z Fit only one tem pora ry spare wheel.
z Do not drive faster than 50 mph
(80 km /h).
z Take bends slow ly.
z Do not use the temporary spare wheel
for a lengthy p eriod.
z Replac e temporary spare w heel with full
specification wheel without delay.
z Do not use tyre c hains. If y ou need to use
tyre cha ins after suffering a flat front
tyre, fit the temporary spare wheel on
the rear axle and transfer one of the rear
wheels to the front a xle. Chec k the ty re
pressure and adjust it if necessary.
z Follow temporary spare wheel
instructions on pages 223, 242 and 290.
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