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Wheels and tyres
Spare wheel or temporary spare
wheel*
Fig. 177 In the luggage compartment: hand
c
ontr
o
lled wheel for securing the spare wheel
Removing the spare wheel
●
Open the rear lid and lift the luggage com-
p
ar
tment
shelf ››› page 123.
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If necessary, remove the boot variable floor
››› page 123.
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Lift up the carpet from the recess and re-
move it from the luggage compartment.
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If necessary, take out the vehicle tool kit
with the container.
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Completely remove the hand controlled
wheel from the centre of the spare wheel
››› Fig. 177 by turning it in an anticlockwise
direction, and take out the spare wheel.
Storing the replaced wheel
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Pull back the carpet.
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With the wheel rim facing downwards, sit-
uate the replaced wheel in the spare wheel
well so that the wheel rim central hole coin-
cides with the opening.
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Turn the hand controlled wheel with the
shank screwed clockwise until the replaced
wheel is secured.
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If necessary, store the vehicle tool in the
container, inside the boot.
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Replace the carpet on the boot floor.
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Lower the rear shelf.
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Close the rear lid.
If the spare wheel is different to the rest of
the vehicle tyres
If the spare tyre is not the same as the tyres
that are mounted on the vehicle - for example
with winter tyres or the temporary spare
wheel - you should only use the spare tyre for
a short period of time and drive with extra
care ›››
.
R
efit
the norm
al road wheel as soon as possi-
ble.
Please observe driving advice:
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Do not drive faster than 80 km/h (50 mph).
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Avoid heavy acceleration, hard braking and
fast cornering.
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Snow chains on the temporary spare wheel
are not permitted ›››
page 41.
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After mounting the spare wheel or the tem-
porary spare wheel, check the tyre pressure
as soon as possible ››› page 203.
It is advisable to check the spare wheel or
temporary spare wheel tyre pressure when
checking the rest of the vehicle wheels at
least once a month. The spare wheel should
have the highest pressure allowed for the ve-
hicle ››› page 203. The sticker situated on the
temporary spare wheel shows the tyre pres-
sure.
WARNING
Incorrect handling of the spare wheel or the
temporar
y spare wheel can cause loss of ve-
hicle control, producing collisions or other
serious accidents and injury.
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Never use the spare wheel or the temporary
spare wheel if it is damaged or worn to the
wear indicator.
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In some vehicles the spare wheel is smaller
than the original tyres. This can be seen on a
sticker showing the text “80 km/h” and
“50 mph”. This text indicates the maximum
velocity permitted for this type of tyre.
●
Never drive faster than 80 km/h (50 mph).
Avoid powerful acceleration, hard braking
and taking corners at high speed.
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Never drive more than 200 km with a tem-
porary spare wheel fitted to the drive axle.
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