jack points CITROEN C-ELYSÉE 2017 Owners Manual

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Removing a wheel
Parking the vehicle
Immobilise the vehicle where it does not block   traffic:   the   ground   must   be   level,  
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table   and   not   slippery.
Apply
  the   parking   brake,   switch   off   the  
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gnition   and   engage   first   gear*   to   block  
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he   wheels.
Check
  that   the   parking   brake   warning  
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amp   in   the   instrument   panel   comes   on.
The
  occupants   must   get   out   of   the  
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ehicle   and   wait   where   they   are   safe.
Ensure
  that   the   jack   is   correctly  
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ositioned   at   one   of   the   vehicle's  
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acking   points.
Incorrect
  use   of   the   jack   could   cause  
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he   vehicle   to   drop.
Never
  go   underneath   a   vehicle   raised  
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sing   a   jack;   use   an   axle   stand.
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Do not use a jack other than the one supplied   by   the   manufacturer.
*
  
P

osition
 
R
 
for
 
an
 
electronic
 
gearbox;
 
P for an
automatic
 
gearbox.
Wheel with wheel trim
When removing the wheel , first
remove   the   wheel   trim   using   the  
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heelbrace   1   by   pulling   at   the   valve  
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perture.
When refitting the wheel , refit the
wheel
  trim,   starting   by   placing   its   cutout  
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n   line   with   the   valve   and   then   pressing  
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ound   its   edge   with   the   palm   of   your  
han

d. F
 
R
emove   the   wheel   bolt   cover   using   the  
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ool 3   (alloy   wheels).
F
 
S
lacken   the   bolts   using   the   wheelbrace 1
o n l y.
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F Place  the   foot   of   the   jack   2   on   the   ground  a
nd   ensure   that   it   is   directly   below   the  
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ront A or rear B   jacking   point   provided   on  
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he   underbody,   whichever   is   closest   to   the  
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heel   to   be   changed. F
 E xtend   the   jack   2   until   its   head   comes   into   contact   with   the   jacking   point   A or B   used;   the  v
ehicle’s   contact   sur face   at   A or B   must   engage   with   the   central   part   of   the   head   of   the   jack.
F
 
R
aise   the   vehicle   until   there   is   sufficient   space   between   the   wheel   and   the   ground   to   admit   the  
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pare   (not   punctured)   wheel   easily.
Ensure
  that   the   jack   is   stable.   If   the   ground   is   slippery   or   loose,   the   jack   might   slip   or   drop   -
 
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isk   of   injury!
Take
  care   to   position   the   jack   only   at   one   of   the   vehicle’s   jacking   points   A or B
 

under   the   vehicle,
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nsuring   that   the   contact   sur face   of   the   vehicle’s   jacking   point   is   centred   on   the   head   of   the   jack.
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ther wise   there   is   a   risk   of   damage   to   the   vehicle   and/or   that   the   jack   might   drop   -   Risk   of   injury!
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