Skoda Fabia Owner's Manual page 189

188 Breakdown assistance
– Change the damaged wheel or consult a specialist garage about possibilities for
getting repairs done.
WARNING
It is necessary to observe the guidelines given on  page 180, "New tyres and
wheels" if the vehicle is subsequently fitted with tyres which are different to
those it was fitted with at the works.
Note

If you find, when changing the wheel, that the wheel bolts are corroded and diffi-
cult to turn, the bolts must be replaced before checking the tightening torque.

Drive cautiously and only at a moderate speed to a workshop where the tightening
torque can be checked.
Full wheel trim*
Pulling off
– Hook the clamp found in the vehicle tool kit into the reinforced edge of the full
wheel trim.
– Push the wheel key through the clamp, support the wheel key on the tyre and pull
 fig.
off the wheel trim 152.
Fig. 152 Removing the full wheel trim
Installing
– First press the full wheel trim onto the wheel at the valve opening provided. Then
press the full wheel trim into the wheel in such a way that its entire circumference
locks correctly in place.
Caution

Use the pressure of your hand, do not knock on the full wheel trim! Heavy knocks
mainly on the points where the full wheel trim has not been inserted into the wheel,
can result in damage to the guide and centering elements of the full wheel trim.

Check for yourself that the safety wheel bolt is located in the hole in the area of the
valve before fitting the full wheel trim onto a steel wheel which is attached with a safety
wheel bolt  page 190, "Securing wheels against being stolen*".
Wheel bolts with caps*
The caps are designed to protect the wheel bolts.
Pulling off
– Insert the plastic clip (in the car tool kit) sufficiently far onto the cap until the inner
catches of the clip are positioned at the collar of the cap.
– Pull the cap off with the plastic clip
Installing
– Insert the caps onto the bolts.
Fig. 153 Changing a wheel: Pull off cap
from the wheel bolt
 fig.
153.