Saab 9 5 FL I 1 owners manual page 237

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95_US_MY09.book Page 237 Tuesday, April 15, 2008 11:03 AM Car care and technical information 237 Changing a wheel To be even more certain the vehicle won't • The jack should be stored correctly move, you should put blocks at the front under the carpeting in the trunk. If it WARNING and rear of the tire farthest away from the lies loose in the car, it could thrown for- one being changed. That would be the ward and cause personal injury in the Lifting a vehicle and getting under it to do tire, on the other side, at the opposite end event of a crash or if the car rolls over. maintenance or repairs is dangerous of the vehicle. • Grit, salt and rust can clog the inner without the appropriate safety equipment • The car jack is designed solely for use threads of the wheel bolts if the car has and training. The jack provided with your in changing a wheel or fitting snow been driven for several years exclu- vehicle is designed only for changing a chains. It must not be used to sup- sively with alloy wheels. flat tire. If it is used for anything else, you port the car during repair work or If steel wheels are being installed, the or others could be badly injured or killed if servicing. bolt hole threads in the brake hubs the vehicle slips off the jack. Use the jack should be cleaned before the thinner provided with your vehicle only for chang- • Never crawl under a car that is steel wheels are fitted. It may other- ing a flat tire. supported only by a jack. wise not be possible to achieve the Changing a tire can be dangerous. The • Raising your vehicle too high or with correct clamping force, despite tight- vehicle can slip off the jack and roll over the jack improperly positioned can ening the wheel bolts to the correct or fall on you or other people. You and damage the vehicle and even make torque. they could be badly injured or even killed. the vehicle fall. To help avoid personal Find a level place to change your tire. To injury and vehicle damage, be sure to help prevent the vehicle from moving: fit the jack lift head into the proper 1 Set the parking brake firmly. location before raising the vehicle, and raise the vehicle only far enough off 2 If you have an automatic transmis- the ground so there is enough room sion, put the shift lever in PARK (P). for the spare tire to fit (no more than For a manual transmission, leave the 25 mm or 1 inch clearance between car in gear (1st or REVERSE (R)). the ground and the bottom of the tire). 3 Turn off the engine and do not restart • Switch on the hazard warning lights if while the vehicle is raised. the car is on a road. 4 Do not allow passengers to remain in the vehicle.

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