Skoda Octavia 2014 Owner's Manual page 218

CAUTION
Use the pressure of your hand only, do not strike the full wheel trim. The
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cover could be damaged.
If wheel trims are fitted, an adequate flow of air must be assured in order to
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cool the brake system.
Note
We recommend that you use child seats from ŠKODA Original Accessories.
Wheel bolts
Before removing the wheel bolts, remove the caps.
Extracting
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Push the extraction pliers » page 212
inner catches of the pliers are positioned at the collar of the cap.
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Remove the cap in the direction of the arrow
Fitting
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Push the cap onto the wheel bolt up to the stop.
Changing a wheel
When changing a wheel, the following instructions must be followed.
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Remove the full wheel trim or the caps of the wheel bolts.
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First of all slacken the anti-theft wheel bolt and then the other wheel bolts.
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Jack up the vehicle until the wheel that needs changing is clear of the
ground.
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Unscrew the wheel bolts and place them on a clean surface (cloth, paper,
etc.).
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Remove the wheel carefully.
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Attach the spare wheel and slightly screw on the wheel bolts.
Fig. 199
Remove the cap
sufficiently far onto the cap until the
» Fig. 199.
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Lower the vehicle.
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Tighten the wheel bolts opposite each other using the wheel wrench (alter-
nating crosswise). Tighten the anti-theft wheel bolt last.
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Replace the wheel trim or the caps.
When fitting unidirectional tyres, ensure that the direction of rotation is cor-
rect » page 206.
WARNING
Undo the wheel bolts only a little (about one turn) as long as the vehicle
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has not yet been jacked up. Otherwise the wheel could become loose and
fall off.
All bolts must be clean and must turn easily.
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If it is established when changing a wheel that the wheel bolts are corro-
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ded and difficult to move, then these must be replaced.
Under no circumstances grease or oil the wheel bolts!
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Follow-up tasks
After changing the wheel, the following work must be carried out.
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Stow and attach the replaced wheel in the spare wheel well using a special
bolt » page 213.
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Stow the tool kit in the space provided and secure using the band.
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Check the tyre pressure on the installed spare wheel as soon as possible.
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Have the tightening torque of the wheel bolts checked with a torque
wrench as soon as possible.
After changing the wheel, the tyre pressure must be adjusted. In vehicles with
tyre pressure monitoring, tyre pressure values must be saved
Replace the damaged wheel or consult a specialist garage about repair op-
tions.
WARNING
Information on the wheel bolts
The prescribed tightening torque of the wheel bolts for steel and light al-
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loy wheels is 120 Nm.
If the wheel bolts are tightened to a too low tightening torque, the rim
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can come loose when the car is moving. A tightening torque which is too
high can damage the bolts and threads and this can result in permanent
deformation of the contact surfaces on the rim.
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