2013 Volkswagen Passat - Changing a wheel (3 pages)

Model: 2013 Volkswagen Passat
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Manual Description
Change a wheel by yourself only if the vehicle is parked in a safe location, you familiar with safety, procedures and the technical steps, and you have proper tools available, the vehicle jack can only be safely used to change the wheel on a vehicle that has only one flat, changing a wheel, especially on the side of the road, can be dangerous.

Always stop the vehicle as soon as it is safe to do so, the road where it is safe change wheel, always make sure that all passengers, especially children, are in a safe place outside, vehicle and away from the vehicle and traffic (such as behind guard rail).

Turn on the emergency flashers and set up another warning device about 25 yards (25, meters) behind the vehicle warn approaching traffic, change a wheel by yourself only if you are familiar with necessary steps, always switch the engine off, firmly apply the parking brake, shift transmission.

Into Park (P) (automatic transmission) or any gear (manual only) to help prevent vehicle, from moving suddenly and slipping off jack, always make sure that the ground is level and firm, and sturdy board or on similar ground support.

Always block the wheel diagonally opposite the wheel being changed with chocks other, always use proper and undamaged tools when changing wheel, once a wheel is lifted off the ground, having the transmission in Park (P) or gear will not, always use a jack that has been approved by the manufacturer for your vehicle.

Other jacks, even if they have been approved for use other Volkswagen models, to reduce the risk of losing control, crashes, and serious personal injuries, never loosen, the screws on rims with threaded rim rings, after changing a wheel, have the wheel bolt tightening torque checked with an accurate.

After changing a wheel or tire, reset the Tire Pressure Monitoring System, disregarding the safety-related checklist may lead to accidents serious personal injuries, always review and follow the checklist, completely unscrew and remove the previously loosened wheel bolts using hexagonal socket.

Mounting a spare tire or compact spare wheel, place the spare tire or compact spare axle, place the anti-theft wheel bolt (where applicable) in position ⇒ fig, position of the tire valve (1).

Screw in all wheel bolts clockwise and tighten them slightly using the hexagonal socket, lower the vehicle with jack, sequence! Tighten any wheel bolt to begin, then tighten the wheel bolt diagonally opposite first, install the wheel bolt caps, center wheel hubcap, or wheel cover, any.

Wheel bolts that are tightened or installed improperly can come loose, causing loss, vehicle control, a crash, serious personal injury, always keep wheel bolts and threads in the wheel hub clean and free oil grease, the wheel bolts must turn easily and must be tightened with right torque.

Use the hexagonal socket in the screwdriver handle only to turn the wheel bolts when they, are loose, never to loosen them tighten them firmly, improper use of a compact spare wheel can cause loss of vehicle control, crash other, never use a compact spare wheel if it is damaged or worn down wear indicators.

Never drive faster than 50 mph (80 km/h) with a compact spare wheel, acceleration, heavy braking, fast cornering, never drive more than 125 miles (200 km) with a compact spare wheel that installed, replace the compact spare with a normal wheel and tire as soon possible.

Spare tires are designed brief use only...