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Breakdown assistance
WARNING (Continued)
● Secure the base plate of the lifting jack with suitable means to prevent
possible 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 neces-
sary to place the lifting jack on a solid surface or use a wide and stable base.
Use a non-slip base (e.g. a rubber foot mat) if the surface is smooth, such as
cobbled stones, a tiled floor, etc.
● Attach the lifting jack only at the attachment points provided for this pur-
pose.
Securing wheels against being stolen
You need a special adapter for loosening the safety wheel bolts.
Pull off the full wheel trim/cap from the wheel hub or cap from the safety
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wheel bolt.
Insert the adapter
with its toothed side into the inner toothing of the head
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B
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of the safety wheel bolt
A
Insert the wheel wrench fully onto the adapter
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Slacken the wheel bolt, or tighten it firmly ⇒ p age 170.
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Reinstall the full wheel trim/wheel cap after removing the adapter or place the
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cap onto the safety wheel bolt.
Have the tightening torque checked with a torque wrench as soon as possi-
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ble. Steel and light alloy wheels must be tightened to a tightening torque of
120 Nm.
Fig. 140 Illustration image: Safety
wheel bolt with adapter
140.
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B
The safety wheel bolts on vehicles fitted with them (one safety wheel bolt per
wheel) can only be loosened or tighten up by using the adapter provided.
It is meaningful to note the code number hammered into the rear side of the
adapter or the rear side of the safety wheel bolts. You can obtain a replacement
adapter from an authorised ŠKODA Service Partner, if necessary, by quoting this
number.
We recommend that you always carry the adapter for the wheel bolts with you in
the vehicle. It should be stowed in the vehicle tool kit.
CAUTION
● Damage can occur to the adapter and safety wheel bolt if the safety wheel
bolt is tightened up too much.
● On steel wheels, the theft-deterrent wheel bolt must always be installed in
the hole, which is close to the valve. Otherwise the full wheel trim cannot be
mounted and the full wheel trim can be damaged during the assembly.
Note
The set of safety wheel bolts can be obtained from a specialist garage.
Tyre repair kit
General information
The tyre repair kit is located in a box under the carpet in the luggage compart-
ment.
Use the tyre repair kit to reliably repair tyre damage caused by foreign bodies or a
puncture with diameters up to 4 mm. Do not remove foreign bodies, e.g. screws or
nails, from the tyre!
The repair can be undertaken on the vehicle immediately.
The repair with the tyre repair kit is not at all intended to replace a permanent
repair on the tyre, this repair only serves to reach the next specialist garage.
Do not use the tyre repair kit:
● to repair wheel damage,
● in outside temperatures of less than -20 °C (-4 °F),
● with tears or punctures greater than 4 mm in size,
● to repair damage to the tyre wall,
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