Skoda Roomster Owner's Manual page 171

Loosening/tightening wheel bolts
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Read and observe on page 166 first.
Before removing the wheel bolts, the caps for the wheel bolts must be pulled
off.
Releasing
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Push the wheel wrench onto the wheel bolt as far as the stop
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Grip the wrench at its end and turn the bolt about one turn in the direction of
the arrow » Fig. 148.
Tightening
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Push the wheel wrench onto the wheel bolt as far as the stop
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Grip the wrench at its end and turn the bolt against the direction of the ar-
row » Fig. 148 until it is tight.
After tightening the wheel bolts, the covering caps must be replaced.
WARNING
Undo the wheel bolts only a little (about one turn) provided that the vehi-
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cle has not yet been jacked up. Otherwise the wheel could become loose
and fall off.
If it proves difficult to undo the bolts, carefully apply pressure to the end
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of the wrench with your foodt. Keep hold of the vehicle when doing so, and
make sure you keep your footing.
1)
Use the appropriate adapter for undoing and tightening the anti-theft wheel bolts
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Do-it-yourself
Fig. 148
Changing a wheel: Loosening the
wheel bolts
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» page 169.
Raising the vehicle
Fig. 150 Attach lifting jack
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Read and observe on page 166 first.
In order to raise the vehicle, the jack from the tool kit is to be used.
Position the car jack below the jacking point closest to the flat tyre
The mounting points are located on the metal bar of the lower sill on the un-
derside of your vehicle. The positions of these are embossed by means of
markings on the side surface of the lower sill
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Support the base plate of the jack with its full area resting on level ground
and ensure that the jack is located in a vertical position at the jacking
point » Fig. 150 - .
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Position the lifting jack below the jacking point with the crank and move it up
until its claw encloses the web
Fig. 149
Jacking points for positioning
lifting jack
» Fig. 150.
» Fig. 150 - .
» Fig. 149.
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