Changing A Wheel - Skoda Yeti 2015 Operating Instructions Manual

WARNING
The factory-supplied lifting jack is only intended for your model of vehicle.
Under no circumstances attempt to lift heavier vehicles or other loads.
CAUTION
Screw the jack back into the starting position before storing in the box with
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the tool kit.
Ensure that the vehicle tool kit is safely secured in the boot.
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Ensure that the box is always secured with the strap.
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Note
The declaration of conformity is included with the jack or the log folder.

Changing a wheel

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Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Preparation
Remove / store wheel
Full wheel trim
Wheel bolts
Anti-theft wheel bolts
Loosening/tightening wheel bolts
Raising the vehicle
Remove the wheel / fix
Follow-up tasks
For your own safety and the safety of the passengers, the following instruc-
tions must be observed before changing a wheel on the road.
Switch on the hazard warning lights system.
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The warning triangle must be set up at the prescribed distance - observe
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the national legal provisions when doing so.
Park the vehicle as far away as possible from the flow of traffic.
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Choose a location with a flat, solid surface.
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Have all the occupants get out. The passengers should not stand on the
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road (instead they should remain behind a crash barrier, for instance) while
the wheel is being changed.
The national legal requirements must be observed when changing a wheel.
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Do-it-yourself
Preparation
Before changing the wheel, the following work must be carried out.
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Switch off the engine.
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Engage the 1st gear or place the selector lever of the automatic transmission
in the P-position.
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Firmly apply the handbrake.
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Uncouple any trailers.
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Remove the vehicle tool kit
Remove / store wheel
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The spare wheel is located in a well under the floor covering in the boot and is
fixed in place with a fastening screw
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Take out wheel
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Open the boot lid.
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Raise the floor covering in the boot
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Unscrew the fastening screw in direction of arrow
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Remove the wheel.
Store wheel away
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Place the wheel into the spare wheel well with the wheel rim pointing up-
wards.
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Pull the fixing band through the opposite holes in the wheel rim.
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Screw on the fastening screw in the opposite direction to the arrow
until the wheel is safely secured.
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Replace the box with the tool kit into the emergency or spare wheel and se-
cure it with the tape.
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Fold back the floor in the luggage compartment.
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Shut the boot lid.
» page 183 and the spare wheel from the boot.
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Take out wheel
» Fig. 171.
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» Fig. 171.
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