Driving a car with a damaged tire at high speed is dangerous, and prolonged driving at low speed leads to complete destruction of the tire and damage to the wheel. Therefore, a punctured wheel must be replaced immediately, having pulled over to the side of the road. In accordance with the requirements of the Road Traffic Regulations, in this case, you must turn on the hazard warning lights and install an emergency stop sign.
To securely fix the car, engage the gear and the parking brake, and place a wheel chock or suitable stop under the wheel located diagonally from the one being removed (stone, wooden block, etc.).
The spare wheel is located in the recess of the luggage compartment floor. To access it, open the trunk lid...
…and lift the mat.
We unscrew the handle that secures the jack to the body bracket...
...and we take the jack out of the trunk.
We unscrew the spare wheel holder...
...and we take the wheel out of the trunk.
Using both hands, pull the decorative cap off the wheel rim, overcoming the force of the spring ring.
Using the standard wheel wrench, loosen the bolts securing the wheel to be removed.
Before lifting the car, passengers must leave the car. Install the jack.
...in the place where a cutout is made in the threshold flanging (the rear part of the car's threshold is shown).
There is a similar place on the side of the front wheel. Before moving the jack under the car, increase the height of the jack by turning the handle and install it on a flat surface, for example, on a thick wide board. Continuing to turn the jack handle, lift the car until the wheel being replaced comes off the road surface.
We unscrew the wheel mounting bolts.
...and remove the wheel.
We install the spare wheel so that its mounting holes match the holes in the wheel hub, and tighten the mounting bolts until they stop by hand, ensuring that the conical parts of the bolt heads match the holes in the wheel. We tighten the bolts with a wheel wrench, holding the wheel with our hand.
We lower the car and evenly (criss-cross) tighten the bolts to a torque of 90 Nm (a force of about 36 kg·must be applied to the end of a 250 mm long wrench handle).
We check the pressure in the spare tire and, if necessary, bring it up to the norm (see "Checking the condition of wheels and tires").
If the car is equipped with light alloy wheels, their replacement is performed in a similar manner.
If the spare wheel is steel, it can be installed instead of an alloy wheel only if it has a tire that is identical in size and tread pattern to the tire of the wheel being replaced. It should be remembered that the bolts for fastening a steel wheel are usually shorter than the bolts for fastening an alloy wheel. At the first opportunity, the steel spare wheel should be replaced with an alloy wheel - with a repaired or new tire.
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