Vauxhall Astra Owner's Manual page 206

Genera l informa tion
Dep ending on version, the spa re wheel
may take the form of a temp orary sp are
wheel 3. Refer to the notes on pag es 187,
209, 274.
In vehicles with tem porary spare wheel 3,
rem ov e the spacer to accommodate a
conventional wheel.
O n vehicles w ith a lloy wheels 3 the spare
wheel may have a steel rim.
If y ou use winter tyres 3, the spare wheel
may still be fitted with a summer tyre. I f you
use the spare wheel the vehicle's ha nd ling
may be altered. O btain a replacement for
the faulty tyre a s soon as possible, and
have the wheel b alanc ed a nd fitted to the
vehic le.
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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.
On some vehicles, the spare wheel may
take the form of a temporary spa re wheel.
The tem porary spare wheel can be
identified b y a sticker on the rim.
Notes on tem porary spare wheel 3
z Fit only one temporary spare wheel,
z Do not drive faster than 50 m ph
(80 k m/h),
z Take bend s slowly,
z Do not use the temporary spa re wheel
for a lengthy period,
z Replace temporary spare wheel with full
specification wheel without delay ,
z Do not use ty re chains. If you need to use
tyre chains after suffering a flat front
tyre, fit the temporary spa re wheel on
the rea r ax le and transfer one of the rea r
wheels to the front axle. C heck the tyre
pressure and adjust it if necessa ry .
Jack and vehicle tools
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The ja ck and the vehicle tools hav e b een
spec ia lly developed for your vehicle and
must only be used on that vehicle. Only use
jack for cha nging wheels.
The ja ck and v ehicle tools are stowed in a
bag und erneath the spa re wheel in the
luggage compa rtm ent.