wheel bolts FIAT BRAVO 2015 2.G Owners Manual

WARNING
Alert other drivers that the car is
stationary in compliance with local
regulations: hazard warning lights, warning
triangle, etc . Any passengers on board should
leave the car, especially if it is heavily laden.
Passengers should stay away from on-coming
traffic while the wheel is being changed. On hills
or uneven roads, use chocks or appropriate
objects to block the wheels of the car.WARNING
The car's driving characteristics will be
modified with the space-saver wheel
fitted. Avoid sudden starting or stopping, sharp
or fast turns.The total life of a space-saver
wheel is approximately 3000 km, after which it
must be replaced by another wheel of the
same type. Never install a traditional tyre on a
rim designed to be used as a space-saver wheel.
Have the tyre repaired and refitted as soon as
possible. Using two or more space-saver wheels
at the same time is forbidden. Do not grease the
threads of bolts before fitting them: they might
slip out .
WARNING
The jack provided is only intended to be
used for replacing wheels on the car
with which it is supplied, or on same-model
vehicles. Never use the jack for other purposes,
such as lifting other car models. Never use it
for repair operations under the car. Incorrectly
positioning the jack may cause the car to fall.
Do not use the jack for loads higher than the
one shown on its label. Never install snow
chains on the space-saver wheel; if a front tyre
(driving wheel) is punctured and you need to
use snow chains, use a standard wheel from the
rear axle and install the space-saver wheel on
the rear axle. In this way, with two normal drive
wheels, it is possible to use snow chains.WARNING
Fit the hub cap correctly to prevent it
from coming free in motion. Never
tamper with the inflating valve. Never introduce
tools of any kind between rim and tyre. Check
tyre and space-saver wheel pressures regularly,
referring to the values shown in the "Technical
data" chapter.
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❒for versions equipped with space-saver wheel,
loosen fastener E fig. 124, take tool box F, position
it near the wheel to be changed and then take
space-saver wheel G;
❒ remove hub cap H fig. 125 (versions with steel
rims) or remove the hub cap (versions with alloy
rims);
❒ loosen the bolts of the wheel to be replaced by
about one turn with the wrench provided L
fig. 126; if you have alloy rims, rock the car to
make it easier to separate the rim from the wheel
hub;
❒ operate device M fig. 127 so as to extend the jack,
until groove N on the upper part of the jack fits
correctly into the lower profile P visible on the car
body next to the indication Q (at approx. 72 cm
from the centre of the front wheel or 75 cm from
the centre of the rear wheel); ❒
alert any bystander that the car is about to be
raised; all persons should be kept away from
the car and nobody must touch it until it has been
lowered;
fig. 125
F0Q0393
fig. 126
F0Q0394
fig. 127
F0Q0395
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❒fit handle R fig. 127 to operate the jack and raise
the car until the wheel is a few centimetres above
the ground;
❒ fully loosen the fastening bolts and remove the
wheel.
❒ make sure the contact surfaces between
space-saver wheel and hub are clean so that the
fastening bolts will not come loose;
❒ fit the space-saver wheel aligning the openings S
fig. 128 with the corresponding centering pins T;
❒ using the wrench provided, tighten the four
fastening bolts;
❒ turn the jack handle R fig. 127 to lower the car and
remove the jack;
❒ use the wrench provided to fully tighten the bolts,
passing alternately from one bolt to the opposite
one, as per the numerical sequence illustrated
in fig. 129. REFITTING THE STANDARD WHEEL
Following the procedure described previously, raise
the car and remove the space-saver wheel.
Versions with steel rims
Proceed as follows:
❒
make sure the contact surfaces between standard
wheel and hub are clean so that the fastening
bolts will not come loose;
❒ fit the standard wheel aligning the openings S
fig. 128 with the corresponding centering pins T;
❒ using the wrench provided, tighten the fastening
bolts;
❒ lower the car and remove the jack;
❒ using the wrench provided, fully tighten the bolts
in the sequence shown in diagram fig. 129;
fig. 128
F0Q0396
fig. 129
F0Q0397
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❒fit the hub cap so that the inflation valve can exit
through the special slot visible on the cap itself;
❒ pressure-fit the hub cap starting from the parts
nearest to the inflation valve and continue until
it is completely fitted.
IMPORTANT If it is not fitted properly, the hub cap
may detach itself when the car is running. Versions with alloy rims
Proceed as follows:
❒
tighten centering pin A fig. 130 in one of the fixing
bolt openings on the wheel hub;
❒ place the wheel on the pin and tighten the bolts
using the wrench provided. Bolt insertion is eased
by the use of the extension B provided;
❒ undo centering pin A and tighten the last fastening
bolt;
❒ lower the car and remove the jack;
❒ using the wrench provided, fully tighten the bolts
in the same sequence shown previously for the
space-saver wheel (see fig. 129);
❒ refit the hub cap.
fig. 130
F0Q0217
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