Stopping a car
1. Observing safety precautions, turn off the roadway to the side of the road.
2. Turn on the hazard warning lights.
3. Stop the car on a flat, horizontal platform.
4. Apply the parking brake.
5. On a car with a manual transmission, engage reverse gear. If the car is equipped with an automatic transmission or CVT, move the selector lever to position P.
6. Stop the engine.
7. Open the hood.
- To warn other road users about the danger.
- To make your car more visible to the technical roadside assistance team.
8. As a condition of observing safety precautions, all passengers must get out of the car and stay in a safe place at a sufficient distance from the roadway and the car.
Wheel chocks
Install suitable wheel chocks (1) front and rear under the wheel (A), which is located diagonally from the damaged wheel, in order to prevent possible movement of the vehicle during the jacking process.
Preparing the spare wheel and tools
Remove the spare tire jack and tools from the luggage compartment.
Spare wheel storage area
(version A).
The spare tire is stored under the floor panels and luggage compartment storage compartments.
1. Remove the floor panels and glove compartment.
2. Remove the fasteners (1), by turning them counterclockwise.
3. Remove the fasteners (2). following the instructions on the sign (A).
4. First remove the glove box (3) and then the box (4) Remove the spacer (if any).
Spare wheel storage area
(version B).
- Remove the luggage compartment floor panels.
- If there are spacers, remove them before removing the spare wheel.
Removing a damaged wheel
Location of jack supports.
1. Place the jack under the special support in the body sill, as shown in the figure. The upper head of the jack must be located exactly under the indicated support.
2. Align the middle portion of the jack head with the protrusion at the body support point as shown in the illustration.
3. The edge of the threshold should fit into the groove of the jack head, as shown in the figure.
4. Loosen all wheel nuts by turning them one or two turns counterclockwise with a wheel wrench.
- Do not remove the wheel nuts completely while the wheel is resting on the road.
5. To raise the car, rotate the jack handle clockwise as shown in the figure.
6. Carefully lift the car until the wheel is completely lifted off the road surface.
7. Unscrew the wheel nuts and remove the wheel with the damaged tire.
Wheel installation
1. Clean the adjacent surfaces of the wheel and hub from dirt.
2. Carefully install the wheel and tighten the wheel nuts by hand. Make sure the wheel nuts are not distorted.
3. Using a wheel wrench, tighten the wheel nuts evenly and alternately in the order shown in the figure ((1) - (5)).
4. Slowly lower the car until the wheel touches the road surface.
5. Using a wheel wrench, finally tighten the wheel nuts in the sequence shown in the illustration.
6. Lower the vehicle completely.
As soon as possible, tighten the wheel nuts to the required torque using a torque wrench.
108 Nm (11 kgf-m).
Stowing the removed wheel and tools
Securely secure the damaged wheel with a jack and tools in the places specially designed for them.