PRACTICAL INFORMATION
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Refitting the wheel
Ð After positioning the wheel, lightly pre-tighten the bolts using the wheelbrace.
Ð Compress the jack and release it.
Ð Fully tighten the bolts using the wheelbrace.
Ð Replace the trim except in the case of a space-saver spare wheel, starting atthe valve passage hole, and press it on using the palm of the hand.
Note: If the vehicle is fitted in production with a wheel anti-theft lock, the trim cap on the anti-theft bolt is in two parts.
Replacing the wheel in the carrier
Ð Replace the jack storage box in the wheel.
Ð Replace the support spacer 3by clipping it to the space-saving spare wheel.
Ð Replace the wheel in the carrier directing the spacer 3along the centre line of
the vehicle, with the opening towards the front as shown in the diagram above (for a space-saving spare wheel only).
Ð Lift the wheel then the carrier and reposition the hook.
Ð Do not forget to fully tighten the spare wheel carrier retaining bolt.
Ð Stow the wheelbrace.
For your safety, always change a wheel:
- on level, stable and non slippery ground,
- with the handbrake applied,
- wiith first or reverse gear enga- ged,
- with the vehicle chocked using the jack storage box,
- Never go underneath a vehicle raised using a jack (use an axle stand).
After changing the wheel
- Have the tightening of the bolts and the pressure of the spare tyre checked as soon as pos-
sible by a PEUGEOT dealer.
- Have the punctured tyre repai- red and replace it on the vehicleas soon as possible.
- The space-saver spare wheel fitted with a 115/70R15 tyremust only be used temporarily:
- inflation pressure: 4.2 bars(60 p.s.i.),
- maximum speed: 50 mph (80 km/h).
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