Skoda Roomster Owner's Manual page 201

200 Breakdown assistance
Slackening and tightening wheel bolts
Slacken the wheel bolts before jacking up the vehicle.
Slackening wheel bolts
– Insert the wheel wrench fully onto the wheel bolt
– Grasp the end of the wrench and turn the bolt about one turn to the
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left 172.
Tightening wheel bolts
– Insert the wheel wrench fully onto the wheel bolt
– Grasp the end of the wrench and turn the bolt to the right until it is
tight.
WARNING
Slacken the wheel bolts only a little (about one turn) as long as the vehicle
has not yet been jacked up - risk of an accident!.
6)
Use the appropriate adapter for slackening and tightening the safety wheel bolts
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proves difficult to slacken the wheel bolts. Hold tight on the vehicle when doing this
and ensure that you have a steady position.
Raise vehicle
You have to raise the vehicle with a lifting jack in order to be able to
take off the wheel.
Fig. 172 Changing a
wheel: Slackening wheel
bolts
6)
.
6)
.
– Position the lifting jack by selecting the jacking point - lower sill -
– Position the lifting jack below the jacking point and move it up until its
– Align the lifting jack so that its claw grasps the web of the lower sill
Note
apply pressure carefully with your foot to the end of the wheel wrench if it
which is closest to the wheel to be removed
claw is positioned directly below the vertical web of the lower sill.
and the moving base plate of the jack
ground.
Fig. 173 Changing a
wheel: Points for posi-
tioning car jack
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173.
A
A
A
is resting flat against firm
B