Maserati Quattroporte Automatic Owner's Manual page 195

M139_UM_ing.book Page 195 Friday, September 5, 2008 8:19 AM
– Insert the wrench onto the jack and
rotate it until the wheel rises a few
centimetres off the ground.
– Back off the 5 studs completely and
remove the wheel.
– Fit the spare wheel, fixing it with the
5 screws just removed.
WARNING: The spare wheel must be
mounted using the screws that fix the
standard wheels.
– Turn the jack wrench to lower the car
and withdraw the jack.
– Fully tighten the studs as shown in
the illustration, starting first with
one stud and then with the one
diametrically opposed and so on.
The spare wheel is narrower
than the standard ones and
must be used only to travel
the necessary distance to reach a
service station, where the punctured
tyre can be repaired.
3 3
1 1
5 5
2 2
4 4
With the spare wheel fitted,
never exceed the maximum
speed of 80 km/h (50 mph); in
fact, exceeding this speed jeopardizes
the vehicle's stability, road holding
and braking. Avoid accelerating at full
throttle, braking sharply and
cornering at high speeds.
The inflating pressure for the
spare wheel must be 2.2 bar
(220 kPa - 31.9 psi).
For safety reasons, it is
absolutely forbidden to travel
with more than one spare
wheel fitted on the vehicle at the same
time.
Snow chains cannot be fitted
on spare wheels.
The maximum total life of the
spare wheel is 3,000 km
(1,860 mi).
If a tyre gets a puncture
6
195