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FIAT PANDA 4 x 4
❒take out the tool bag fig. 4set under the
driver’s seat and take it near the wheel
to be changed;
❒loosen the clamping device B-fig. 5;
❒take the space-saver spare wheel A;
❒loosen the bolts on the wheel to be
replaced with the wrench provided A-
fig. 6;
❒turn the jack handle to open it partly;
❒place the jack near the wheel to be
changed in line with mark Oon the
sidemember fig. 7;
❒make sure the groove Fon the jack fits
correctly into the sidemember ridge G;
fig. 4F0G0607m
fig. 5F0G0608m
fig. 6F0G0609m
fig. 7F0G0610m
❒warn anyone nearby that the car is
about to be raised; they should stay
well clear and they should be warned
not to touch the car until it is back on
the ground;
❒fit handle H-fig. 7to the jack device I
and raise the car until the wheel is a few
inches off the ground. When turning the
jack handle make sure that it can be used
easily and take care not to scrape your
hand against the ground. The moving
parts of the jack (screws and joints) may
also cause injury if touched. Clean off any
grease;
❒remove the wheel cap (if any) after un-
screwing the three relevant bolts then,
unscrew the fourth bolt L-fig. 8 and re-
move the wheel;
fig. 8F0G0233m
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FIAT PANDA 4 x 4
❒make sure the space-saver spare wheel
supporting surfaces on the hub are
clean and free from any impurities that
could cause wheel bolts loosening;
❒fit the space-saver spare wheel match-
ing one of the wheel holes Owith pins
N-fig. 9;
❒fasten the four fastening bolts;
fig. 9F0G0204m
fig. 10F0G0206m
fig. 11F0G0615m
❒turn the jack handle to lower the car
and remove the jack;
❒fasten the bolts completely, working in
a criss-cross fashion as shown in fig. 10.
After changing the wheel
❒put the jack partly open and the tools
used into the tool bag;
❒stow the bag with tools into its place
under the driver’s seat.
IMPORTANT Replaced wheel shall be
placed in the boot under the cover mat as
shown in fig. 11.
IMPORTANT Do not use inner tubes
with tubeless tyres. Check tyre and space-
saver spare wheel pressure regularly.IMPORTANT Changing original wheels
with others of different type (i.e.: with al-
loy rim instead of steel rims and vice ver-
sa) will involve to change the whole set
of wheel bolts with others of suitable
length. It is however recommended to
keep replaced bolts in the event of future
refitting of the original wheels.
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