Handle and jack
The tools needed to change a wheel are located in the trunk recess. behind the right rear wheel and the closed cover.
- Unscrew the red wheel and remove the jack.
- Install the handle on the jack. After use, fold the jack completely and remove the handle from the jack.
- Attach the jack to the brackets and screw in the red wheel
Spare wheel
The spare wheel is located under the floor at the rear of the vehicle.
- Open the tailgate.
- Lift the cover and unscrew the nut blocking the spare wheel support cable
- Stand behind the car and remove the wheel from under the car.
- Remove the clamp from the center of the spare wheel
- Reinstalling the spare wheel is carried out in the reverse order of removal, while positioning the wheel so that the valve is on top
Wheel replacement
- Place the car on a flat, horizontal surface with a hard surface.
- Apply the parking brake and engage first gear, or on vehicles with an automatic transmission, move the selector lever to «R»
- Remove the decorative cap from the wheel.
- Loosen the bolts securing the wheel you are replacing, but do not remove them completely.
- Near each car wheel there are platforms for installing a jack head. They are located at the level of the lower part of the body, near the wheels.
- To install the jack, use the platform located near the wheel you are replacing.
- Install the jack and turn the handle to lift it. Make sure that the head of the jack is installed on the platform intended for it.
Opening the cover to access the jack
Unscrewing the nut blocking the spare wheel support cable
Attaching the clamp to the center of the spare wheel before installing it in place
Using a wrench to remove the wheel trim
Installing a jack under the platform located near the wheel being replaced
Note. If the car is on an area with soft ground, place a small piece of wood under the jack.
- Raise the car until then. until the wheel rises from the ground.
- Unscrew the wheel mounting bolts and remove the wheel from the car
- Install the spare tire on the center hub of the hub and rotate it like this. so that the holes in the wheel rim line up with the threaded holes in the hub.
- Screw in the wheel bolts without fully tightening them. First make sure that the bolts are free of rust and grease.
- Lower the car and remove the jack.
- Tighten the wheel bolts in a diagonal sequence.
- Install the decorative wheel cap.
- After a short drive, check that the wheel bolts are securely tightened.
- Have the removed damaged wheel repaired as soon as possible.
Attention. Never be under a car. raised and supported only by a jack.