Skoda Octavia Owner's Manual page 212

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Have all of the occupants get out of the vehicle. While changing a tyre, the
occupants of the vehicle should not stand on the road (they should instead
remain behind a crash barrier).
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Switch off the engine.
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Move the gearshift lever into Neutral or move the selector lever for the auto-
matic gearbox into position P.
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Firmly apply the handbrake.
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Uncouple any trailers.
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Remove the vehicle tool kit » page 208
from the boot.
Full wheel trim
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Read and observe on page 209 first.
Extracting
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Hook the clamp found in the vehicle tool kit
edge of the wheel trim.
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Push the wheel wrench through the clamp, support on the tyre and pull off
the wheel trim.
Installing
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Press the wheel trim onto the wheel rim at the designated valve open-
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Then press the trim into the wheel rim until its entire circumference locks
correctly in place.
CAUTION
When using an anti-theft wheel bolt, make sure that this has been fitted ac-
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cording to the position marked on the back of the wheel cover position.
On the back of the wheel cover, the position for the anti-theft wheel bolt is
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marked by means of a symbol. If the wheel cover is set outside the position
marked for the anti-theft wheel bolt, there is a risk of damaging the wheel
cover.
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, it must be ensured that an adequate flow of air is
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assured to cool the brake system. We recommend that you use child seats
from ŠKODA Original Accessories.
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Do-it-yourself
and the spare wheel » page 205
» page 208 into the reinforced
Wheel bolts
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Read and observe on page 209 first.
Extracting
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Push the extraction pliers » page 208
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.
The wheel bolt caps are housed in a plastic box in the spare wheel or in the
storage space for the spare wheel.
Changing a wheel
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Read and observe on page 209 first.
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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.
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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.
Fig. 193
Remove the cap
sufficiently far onto the cap until the
» Fig. 193.
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