Wheel replacement must be carried out in the following order:
- passengers to leave the car;
- park your car away from traffic (roadside, site);
- set the wheels for straight ahead and lock the steering by removing the ignition key;
- apply the parking brake and engage first gear or reverse gear in manual transmission. On a car with automatic transmission, set the selector switch to the position «R»;
- turn on the emergency light alarm and set the emergency stop sign or flashing light at night;
- prepare a working tool.
The full-size spare wheel type 235/65 R 17 and the compact spare wheel are mounted differently in the vehicle body. Install a wheel chock on the opposite wheel. Open the upper and lower trunk lid and install the stop (1, fig. 1.74) before fixing it, hook (2) hook on the lock bracket. The lower trunk lid remains in the locked position until you change the wheel.
Remove the cover located under the boot floor trim. Loosen the wing nut, remove the plate and remove the wheel using its wheel lifter. Remove the wheel cover, if installed, and loosen the wheel bolts half a turn.
Unhook the fastening belt, remove the jack and install it at the receiving socket closest to the wheel to be replaced (arrow, see fig. 1.6), so that its support rests completely on the road, and its console enters the rectangular opening of the receiving socket.
Turn the handle to raise the car so that the wheel to be replaced is off the road surface. Loosen the wheel bolts and remove the wheel. Clean and dry the threaded holes for the wheel bolts.
Install the centering pin by inserting its plastic tip into one of the threaded holes for the mounting bolt.
Attention! Bolts must be clean and dry before installation. Do not lubricate bolts and threaded holes.
Install the spare wheel and screw, diagonally and by hand, the two wheel bolts and remove the centering pin. Install the remaining wheel bolts and only tighten them.
Lower the car and remove the jack. Tighten finally the fixing bolts of the wheel crosswise, to a torque of 140 N.m (14.0 kgf·m). Check the pressure in the wheel and, if necessary, pump it up, then screw the cap onto the nipple. Install the wheel cover, following the passage of the inflation valve. The hood is installed with a locking click.
Attention! It is recommended to install wheel bolts with «secrets».
Driving with a compact wheel is allowed at a speed of no more than 80 km / h and without sudden maneuvers, because. the car is worse «holds the road». Only one compact wheel is allowed per vehicle. The speed of movement on a spare full-size wheel should not exceed 210 km/h.