Skoda Octavia Operating Instructions Manual page 213

Full wheel trim
Before removing the wheel bolts, remove the full wheel trim.
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 opening.
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Then press the trim into the wheel rim until its entire circumference locks
correctly in place.
Notes on wheel trims supplied at the factory or from ŠKODAOriginal Accesso-
ries.
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When using an anti-theft wheel bolt, make sure that this has been fitted ac-
cording to the position marked on the back of the wheel cover position.
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On the back of the wheel cover, the position for the anti-theft wheel bolt is
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.
If wheel trims are fitted, an adequate flow of air must be assured in order to
cool the brake system.
CAUTION
Use the pressure of your hand only, do not strike the full wheel trim. The cover
could be damaged.
Note
We recommend that you use hub caps from ŠKODA Original Accessories.
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Do-it-yourself
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Wheel bolts
Before removing the wheel bolts, remove the caps.
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.
Anti-theft wheel bolts
The anti-theft wheel bolts protect the wheels from theft. These can only be
loosened or tightened with the use of adapter
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Remove the full wheel trim or the caps of the wheel bolts.
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Insert adapter » Fig. 212 with the toothed side all the way into the inner
B
teeth in the head of the anti-theft wheel bolts
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Push the wheel wrench onto the adapter
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Loosen or tighten the wheel bolt
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Remove the adapter.
Fig. 211
Remove the cap
sufficiently far onto the cap until the
» Fig. 211.
Fig. 212
Principle sketch: Anti-theft
wheel bolt with adapter
» Fig. 212.
B
.
A
up to the stop.
B
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