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09 Wheels and tyres
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09
IMPORTANT
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Never drive faster than 80 km/h with a
spare wheel on the car.
•
The car must never be driven fitted
with more than one "Temporary
Spare" wheel.
The spare wheel is located in the spare wheel
well with the outside down. The same bolt
runs through to secure the spare wheel and
the foam block. The foam block contains all
the tools needed to change the wheels.
The spare wheel is supplied in a bag and
must be secured on the cargo area floor
using straps.
Cars with four load retaining eyelets.
Turn the handle on the spare wheel bag out
towards you. Attach the sewn-in tensioning
strap hooks in the front load retaining eyelets.
Attach the long strap into one of the front
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334
Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
load retaining eyelets, run the strap diagonally
over the spare wheel and through the upper
handle. Tighten the short tensioning strap
onto the long one. Attach the rear load retain-
ing eyelet and tighten.
Taking out the spare wheel under the
cargo area floor
1. Fold up the cargo area floor.
2. Undo the retaining screw.
3. Lift out the foam block with its tools.
4. Lift out the spare wheel.
Taking out the spare wheel in the bag
1. Loosen the straps, lift out the spare wheel
from the cargo area and remove it from
the spare wheel bag.
2. Fold up the cargo area floor.
3. Lift the tools and jack out from the foam
block.
Removing
Set up warning triangle (p. 337) if a wheel is
replaced in trafficked location. The car and
jack* must be on a firm horizontal surface.
1. Apply the parking brake, (p. 302) and
engage reverse gear, or position P if the
car has an automatic gearbox.
WARNING
Check that the jack is not damaged, that
the threads are thoroughly lubricated and
that it is free from dirt.
NOTE
Volvo recommends only using the jack*
that belongs to the car model in question,
which is indicated on the jack's label.
The label also indicates the jack's maxi-
mum lift capacity at a specified minimum
lifting height.
2. Take out jack*, wheel wrench*, removal
tool for wheel covers* and for the wheel
bolts' plastic caps that are fitted in the
foam block. If another jack is selected,
see Raising the car (p. 363).
Tool for removing the plastic caps on the wheel
bolts.
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