wheel bolts FIAT PANDA 2014 319 / 3.G Owners Manual

JACK
Important notes:
❒the jack weight is 1.76 kg;
❒the jack requires no adjustment;
❒the jack cannot be repaired and in the event of a
fault it must be replaced by another original one;
❒no tool other than its cranking device may be
fitted on the jack.
To change a wheel proceed as follows:
❒stop the car in a position that is not dangerous for
oncoming traffic where you can change the wheel
safely. The ground must be flat and sufficiently
compact;
❒switch off the engine, pull up the handbrake and
engage the 1
st
gear or the reverse gear. Wear the
reflective safety jacket (compulsory by law in
certain countries) before getting out of the car;
❒open the luggage compartment, pull tab A fig. 111
and lift up the mat;
❒using the wrench A fig. 112 located in the tool
box, loosen the locking device, take the tool box B
and place it close to the wheel to be replaced.
Then take the space-saver wheel C;
❒take the wrench A fig. 113 and loosen the fixing
bolts by about one turn;
❒position the jack under the car, near the wheel to
be changed;❒operate the device A fig. 114 to extend the jack
until the top of the jack B fig. 115 fits correctly
into the side member C (next to the mark
on
the side member);
❒alert other passengers that the car is about to be
raised; all persons should be kept away from the
car until it has been lowered;
fig. 111
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fig. 112
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❒fit handle D fig. 114 into the housing in device A,
operate the jack and raise the car until the wheel
is a few centimetres from the ground;
❒remove the wheel cap after loosening the 3 fixing
bolts and finally loosen the fourth bolt and extract
the wheel (only for versions with wheel caps
fixed by bolts);
❒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 by inserting the first bolt
for two threads into the hole closest to the valve;
❒take the wrench A fig. 113 and fully tighten the
fixing bolts;
❒operate the jack handle D to lower the car. Then
extract the jack;❒use the wrench A provided to fully tighten the
bolts in a criss-cross fashion as per the numerical
sequence illustrated in fig. 116;
❒when replacing an alloy wheel it is advisable to
place it upside down, with the aesthetic part facing
upwards.
fig. 113
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fig. 114
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fig. 115
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Restore the standard wheel as soon as possible,
because, once placed in the associated compartment,
the luggage compartment load platform is rendered
uneven as the standard wheel is larger than the
space-saver wheel.
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 by inserting the first bolt by
2 threads into the hole closest to the inflation
valve;❒fit the hub cap, aligning the crescent hole with the
bolt already fitted, then fit the other bolts;
❒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 previously.
Versions with alloy wheels
❒insert the wheel on the hub and using the wrench
provided tighten the bolts;
❒lower the car and remove the jack;
❒using the wrench provided, fully tighten the bolts
in the sequence shown;
❒reinstall the pressure-fitted hub cap, making sure
that the reference hole on the wheel is aligned
with the reference hole on the cap.
IMPORTANT If it is not fitted properly, the hub cap
may detach itself when the vehicle is running.
At the end of operation
❒stow the space-saver wheel in the compartment
provided in the luggage compartment;
❒insert the jack and the other tools in the
container;
❒arrange the container and tools on the space-saver
wheel;
❒correctly reposition the boot mat.
fig. 116
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