Wheel Changing - Vauxhall Astra 2010.5 Owner's Manual

192 Vehicle care

Wheel changing

Some vehicles are equipped with
a tyre repair kit instead of a spare
wheel 3 189.
Make the following preparations and
observe the following information:
■ Park the vehicle on a level, firm and
non-skid surface. The front wheels
must be in the straight-ahead
position.
■ Apply the parking brake and
engage first gear, reverse gear or
P.
■ Remove the spare wheel 3 193.
■ On the Astra TwinTop, the roof
must be closed before the vehicle
is raised.
■ Never change more than one wheel
at once.
■ Use the jack only to change wheels.
■ If the ground on which the vehicle
is standing is soft, a solid board
(max. 1 cm /0.4 inches thick) should
be placed under the jack.
■ No people or animals may be in the
vehicle when it is jacked-up.
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■ Never crawl under a jacked-up
vehicle.
■ Do not start the vehicle when it is
raised on the jack.
■ Before screwing in the wheel bolts,
clean them and lightly coat the
taper of each wheel bolt with
commercially available grease.
1. Pull off the wheel cover with the
hook. Vehicle tools 3 183.
For wheel covers with visible
wheel bolts: The cover can remain
on the wheel. Do not remove the
retaining rings on the wheel bolts.
Alloy wheels: Disengage wheel
bolt caps with a screwdriver and
remove. To protect the wheel,
place a soft cloth between the
screwdriver and the alloy wheel.
2. Install the wheel wrench ensuring
that it locates securely and
slacken each bolt by half a turn.