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• Insert the nut key onto the
locking nut (if equipped).
• Slacken the wheel nuts.
• Place the jack with the whole foot
area on firm ground.
• Jack up the vehicle until the
wheel is clear of the ground.
• If the whole foot area does not
remain on the ground, lower the
vehicle and reposition the jack.
• Unscrew and remove the wheel
nuts and take off the wheel.
Replacement locks and wheel nuts
can be obtained using the wheel nut
reference number certificate (if
equipped).
Roadside emergencies
Fitting a wheel
Alloy wheels must never be
secured using wheel nuts for
steel wheels.
• Push the wheel onto the wheel
studs. Screw on the wheel nuts and
secure in a clockwise direction
ensuring that the tapered end of
the wheel nuts is facing the wheel.
Note: The wheel nuts of alloy
wheels can also be used for the
steel spare wheel for a short time
(maximum two weeks).
• Lower the vehicle and remove the
jack.
• Insert the nut key onto the
locking nut (if equipped).
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