change wheel OPEL INSIGNIA 2017 Owner's Guide

264Vehicle care
Attach wheel wrench and with the
jack correctly aligned rotate wheel wrench until wheel is clear of the
ground.
6. Unscrew the wheel nuts. 7. Change the wheel. Spare wheel 3 264.
8. Screw on the wheel nuts.
9. Lower vehicle.
10. Install the wheel wrench ensuring that it locates securely and tighten
each nut in a crosswise
sequence. Tightening torque is
150 Nm.
11. Align the valve hole in the wheel cover with the tyre valve before
installing.
Install wheel nut caps.
12. Install vehicle jacking point cover.
13. Stow and secure the replaced wheel 3 264, the vehicle tools
3 253 and the adapter for the
locking wheel nuts 3 70.
14. Check the tyre pressure of the installed tyre and the wheel nut
torque as soon as possible.
Have the defective tyre renewed or
repaired as soon as possible.
Jacking position for lifting platformRear arm position of the lifting
platform at the underbody.
Front arm position of the lifting
platform at the underbody.
Spare wheel Some vehicles are equipped with a
tyre repair kit instead of a spare
wheel.
If mounting a spare wheel, which is
different from the other wheels, this
wheel might be classified as a
temporary spare wheel and the
corresponding speed limits apply,

Vehicle care265even though no label indicates this.
Seek the assistance of a workshop to
check the applicable speed limit.
The spare wheel has a steel rim.Caution
The use of a spare wheel that is smaller than the other wheels or in
combination with winter tyres
could affect driveability. Have the defective tyre replaced as soon as
possible.
The spare wheel is located in the load
compartment beneath the floor
covering.
To remove:
1. Open the floor cover.
2. The spare wheel is secured with a
wing nut. Turn wing nut
anticlockwise and remove the
spare wheel.
Under the spare wheel there is the box with vehicle tools.
3. When, after a wheel change, no wheel is placed in the spare wheel
well, secure the tool box by
turning right back the wing nut and close the floor cover.
Stowing the replaced full size
wheel in the spare wheel well
The spare wheel well is not designed for all permitted tyre sizes. If a wheel
wider than the spare must be stowed
in the spare wheel well, the thread
bolt for mounting the wheel must be
replaced by an extension bolt, located
in the tool box 3 253. To replace the
bolt:
● Remove tool box from the spare wheel well.
● Install the hexagon key of thewheel wrench ensuring that it
locates securely on the bolt.
● Turn the wheel wrench anticlockwise to loosen the bolt.
Remove the bolt.
● Take the extension bolt from the tool box 3 253 and screw it in
hand-tight using the hexagon key of the wheel wrench.

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● Store the tool box and thedamaged wheel facing upwards
in the spare wheel well and
secure it by turning the wing nut
clockwise on the bolt.
The floor cover can be placed on the
projecting wheel.
To fit the spare wheel in the well after
renewing the defective wheel use the
short thread bolt again. Exchange the bolt in the same way.
9 Warning
Storing a jack, a wheel or other
equipment in the load
compartment could cause injury if they are not fixed properly. During a sudden stop or a collision, looseequipment could strike someone.
Store wheel, jack and tools always
in the original storage location and secure them by fixing.
Temporary spare wheel
Caution
The use of a spare wheel that issmaller than the other wheels or in combination with winter tyres
could affect driveability. Have the defective tyre replaced as soon as
possible.
Only mount one temporary spare
wheel. Do not drive faster than
80 km/h. Take curves slowly. Do not use for a long period of time.
If your vehicle gets a flat tyre on the
rear while towing another vehicle,
mount the temporary spare wheel in the front and the full tyre in the rear.
Tyre chains 3 259.
Spare wheel with directional tyre
Fit directional tyres such that they roll in the direction of travel. The rolling
direction is indicated by a symbol
(e.g. an arrow) on the sidewall.
The following applies to tyres fitted
opposing the rolling direction:
● Driveability may be affected. Have the defective tyre renewed
or repaired as soon as possible
and fit it instead of the spare
wheel.
● Drive particularly carefully on wet
and snow-covered road
surfaces.

322Fuel for petrol engines ...............214
Fuel gauge ................................. 101
Fuel selector .............................. 102
Fuses ......................................... 246
G Gauges ....................................... 100
General information ...................222
Glovebox ..................................... 70
H Halogen headlights ....................237
Hand brake ......................... 174, 175
Hazard warning flashers ............135
Headlight flash ........................... 131
Headlight range adjustment ......132
Headlights................................... 129
Headlights when driving abroad 132
Head restraint adjustment .............8
Head restraints ............................ 46
Heated mirrors ............................. 39
Heated rear window ..................... 43
Heated steering wheel .................86
Heating ........................................ 54
High beam ......................... 110, 130
High beam assist ................110, 131
Hill start assist ........................... 176
Horn ....................................... 14, 87I
Identification plate .....................279
Ignition switch positions .............156
Immobiliser .......................... 37, 109
Indicators .................................... 100
Information displays.................... 111
Instrument cluster ........................94
Instrument panel fuse box .........250
Instrument panel illumination .....246
Instrument panel illumination control .................................... 137
Instrument panel overview ........... 10
Interactive driving system ...........179
Interior care ............................... 274
Interior lighting ............................ 137
Interior lights ...................... 137, 246
Interior mirrors .............................. 40
Interruption of power supply ......172
Introduction .................................... 3
ISOFIX child restraint systems ....69
J
Jump starting ............................. 267
K
Key, memorised settings ..............24
Keys ............................................. 21
Keys, locks ................................... 21L
Lane change alert .......................205
Lane departure warning .....107, 213
Lashing eyes ............................... 76
Lighting features .........................139
Light switch ................................ 129
Load compartment ................30, 72
Load compartment cover .............74
Load compartment fuse box ......251
Loading information .....................83
Low fuel ..................................... 109
M
Malfunction indicator light ..........106
Manual anti-dazzle ......................40
Manual mode ............................. 170
Manual seat adjustment ...............49
Manual transmission .................. 173
Manual windows ..........................41
Memorised settings ......................24
Midlevel display .......................... 111
Mirror adjustment ........................... 8
Misted light covers .....................137
N New vehicle running-in ..............156
Number plate light .....................245
O Object detection systems ...........197
Odometer ................................... 100

324Top-tether fastening eyes ............69
Tow bar....................................... 222
Towing ................................ 222, 268
Towing another vehicle .............270
Towing equipment .....................223
Towing the vehicle .....................268
Traction Control system ............. 177 Traction Control system off......... 108
Traffic sign assistant ...........111, 209
Trailer coupling ........................... 222
Trailer stability assist .................225
Trailer towing ............................. 223
Transmission ............................... 17
Transmission display .................168
Tread depth ............................... 257
Trip odometer ............................ 100
Turn and lane-change signals ...135
Turn signal ................................. 104
Tyre chains ................................ 259
Tyre designations ......................254
Tyre pressure ............................ 254
Tyre pressure monitoring system ............................. 109, 256
Tyre pressures ........................... 295
Tyre repair kit ............................. 259
U Ultrasonic parking assist ...107, 197
Upholstery .................................. 274
Uplevel display ........................... 111Upshift........................................ 107
Using this manual ..........................3
V Valet mode ................................. 118
Variable effort steering ...............107
Vehicle battery ........................... 233
Vehicle checks............................ 228
Vehicle data ................................ 281
Vehicle data recording and privacy ..................................... 318
Vehicle detected ahead ..............110
Vehicle dimensions .................... 292
Vehicle Identification Number ....279
Vehicle jack ................................ 253
Vehicle messages .....................120
Vehicle personalisation .............121
Vehicle security ............................ 34
Vehicle specific data ......................3
Vehicle storage ........................... 227
Vehicle tools ............................... 253
Vehicle unlocking ........................... 6 Vehicle weight ........................... 289
Ventilating ..................................... 54
Ventilation ................................... 141
W
Warning chimes .........................120
Warning lights ............................. 100
Warning triangle .......................... 81
Washer and wiper systems .........14Washer fluid ............................... 232
Wheel changing .........................262
Wheel covers ............................. 258
Wheels and tyres .......................254
Windows ....................................... 40
Windscreen................................... 40
Windscreen wiper/washer ...........87
Winter tyres ............................... 254
Wiper blade replacement ..........235
X
Xenon headlights .......................239