winter tyres MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER SPORT 2014 3.G Owners Manual

How to change a tyre
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7. Turn the wheel nuts clockwise by hand toinitially tighten them.[Type 1: On vehicles with steel wheels]Te m p o r a r i l y t i g h t e n t h e w h e e l n u t s b yhand until the tapered parts of the wheelnuts make light contact with the seats ofthe wheel holes and the wheel is notloose.[Type 2: On vehicles with aluminiumwheels]Te m p o r a r i l y t i g h t e n t h e w h e e l n u t s b yhand until the flange parts of the wheelnuts make light contact with the wheeland the wheel is not loose.
8. Lower the vehicle slowly by rotating thewheel nut wrench anticlockwise until thetyre touches the ground.
9. Tighten the nuts in the order shown in theillustration until each nut has been tight-ened to the torque listed here.Tightening torque 88 to 108 N•m
10. On vehicles with wheel covers, install the
covers (refer to “Wheel covers” on page9-18).
11. Lower and remove the jack, then store the
jack, flat tyre, and chocks. Have yourdamaged tyre repaired as soon as possi-ble.
CAUTIONzNever apply oil to either the wheel bolts orthe nuts or they will tighten too much.
Ty p e 1Ty p e 2
NOTE
zOn vehicles with aluminium wheels, if all 4aluminium wheels are changed to steelwheels. e. g. when fitting winter tyres, usetapered nuts.
CAUTIONzNever use your foot or
a pipe extension for
extra force in the wheel nut wrench. If youdo so, you will tighten the nut too much.
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