Changing A Wheel - Skoda Fabia Owner's Manual

Changing a wheel

Preliminary work
The following steps should be carried out before actually changing the wheel.
– If it is necessary to change a wheel, park the vehicle as far away as possible from
the traffic flow. The place you choose should be level.
– Have all the occupants get out. While changing a wheel, the occupants of the
vehicle should not stand on the road (e.g. behind a crash barrier).
– Apply the handbrake firmly.
– Engage 1st gear or if your vehicle is fitted with an automatic gearbox, position the
selector lever into position P.
– If a trailer is coupled, uncouple it.
– Take the vehicle tool kit and the spare wheel*  page 185 out of the luggage
compartment.
WARNING
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If you find yourself in flowing traffic switch on the hazard warning lights
system and place the warning triangle on the side of the road at the prescribed
distance from your vehicle while observing all national legal provisions. In this
way you are protecting not only yourself but also other road users.
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Never start the engine with the vehicle sitting on the raised jack - danger of
suffering injury.
Caution
If you have to change a wheel on a slope first block the opposite wheel with a stone or
similar object in order to secure the vehicle from unexpectedly rolling away.
Note
Comply with the national legal regulations.
Using the system Safety
Changing a wheel
Always change a wheel on a level surface as far as possible.
– Take off the full wheel trim*  page 188 or the caps  page 188.
– Slacken the wheel bolts  page 189.
– Jack up the vehicle until the wheel to be changed is clear of the ground
– Unscrew the wheel bolts and place them on a clean surface (cloth, paper etc.).
– Take off the wheel.
– Fit on the spare wheel* and tighten the wheel bolts slightly.
– Lower the car.
– Tighten the wheel bolts firmly, alternately and diagonally using the wrench (cross-
– Mount the full wheel trim/wheel trim cap or the caps.
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direction  page 178.
Subsequent steps
After changing the wheel, you must perform the following steps.
– Stow the vehicle tool kit in the space provided.
– Stow the replaced wheel in the luggage compartment.
– Check the tyre pressure on the spare wheel just mounted as soon as possible.
– Have the tightening torque of the wheel bolts checked with a torque wrench as
Driving Tips General Maintenance
 page 189.
wise)  page 189.
Note
All bolts must be clean and must turn easily.
You must never grease or oil the wheel bolts!
When fitting on unidirectional tyres, ensure that the tyres rotate in the correct
soon as possible. Steel and light alloy wheels must be tightened to a tightening
torque of 120 Nm.
Breakdown assistance
Breakdown assistance 187
Technical Data