rims CITROEN C3 2007 Owners Manual

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Removal1. Park the vehicle on stable, fi rm ground that is not slippery. Apply the parking brake.Switch off the ignition and engage fi rst gear or reverse gear, depending on any slope.2. Position the jack at one of the four jacking-points provided on the sub-frame close to the wheels. Using the handle, unwind the jack until it reaches the ground.3. To unclip the wheel embellisher, pull using the end of the wheelbrace as a lever in one of the apertures.For vehicles with aluminium wheel rims:With a central embellisher, remove the embellisher, using the tool, to access the bolts.With wheel bolts visible, simply undo them.4. Continue to extend the jack until the wheel is a few centimetres off the ground.5. Undo the other bolts, remove the wheel.
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Tools1. Jack2. Wheelbrace3. Central embellisher removing tool for accessing the wheel bolts (For vehicles with aluminium wheel rims).4. Socket for anti- theft bolts (For vehicles with aluminium wheel rims).5. Tool for removing wheel bolt protectors (For vehicles with alumin ium wheel rims).6. Movable towing eye.

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Refi tting1. Engage the wheel on the hub.2. Screw in the bolts but do not fully tighten them.3. Lower the jack and remove it.4. Tighten the wheel bolts, using the wheelbrace.5. Refi t the embellisher, taking care to accommodate the tyre valve. Then pressing all round its circumference. For vehicles equipped with aluminium rims, refi t the wheel bolt protectors.6. Have the original wheel repaired and refi tted as soon as possible.7. Make sure that the tyre is at the correct pressure (see “Vehicle Identifi cation” and “User Precautions”) and have the wheel balancing checked.
Dimension of the spare wheel
If your spare wheel has dimen-sions different from those of the normal vehicle wheels (identifi ed by a label), it is imperative to use the spare wheel only temporarily, to drive with caution, not to exceed 80 km/h (50 mph) and to have the tyre repaired and the normal wheel refi tted as soon as possible.
Tyre pressures
This is indicated on the label on the front door pillar. See “Vehicle iden-tifi cation” and “User Precautions”.
Light alloy wheels
If your vehicle has light alloy wheel rims but a steel spare wheel, if you fi t the latter it is normal to notice that the wheel bolts do not appear to contact on the rim.
The spare wheel is secured by the conical tapering of the wheel bolt’s shaft (See illustration).
when refi tting the light alloy wheel, make sure that the tapering contact faces of the wheel bolts are clean and in good condition.
Never get underneath the vehicle if it is supported only by the jack.
When changing a wheel, it is essential to park the vehicle safely on level and stable ground.