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Car Servicing Tips: How to Change a Tyre

1	Park the vehicle on firm, level and non-slippery ground away from traffic
2	Turn on the hazard warning lights
3	Turn the ignition switch to LOCK (0)
4	Remove the keys and put them in your pocket Caution: If the vehicle is in a dangerous or extremely busy location, have no hesitation in asking for roadside or police assistance
5	Put the transmission in Park (automatic) or Reverse (manual)
6	Apply the parking brake
7	Have all of the passengers get out of the vehicle while you change the tyre Caution: It is recommended that you wear heavy-duty gloves and a high visibility jacket where available. Wheels and tyres can be hot or, in a blowout situation the source of puncture or wire from the tyre itself can cause injury
8	Remove the spare wheel (spare wheels are usually located under the rear floor of the boot and retained by a wing bolt to eliminate movement whilst driving)
9	Place blocks in front of and behind the wheel diagonally opposite the wheel that you are changing
10	If applicable, remove the wheel cover or centre cap and, whilst the wheel with the flat tyre is on the ground, loosen all of the wheel nuts 1/2 a turn with the wheel wrench. This will allow you to create more torque on the wheel nuts. Caution: The nuts, wheel and hub may still be hot from driving
11	Find the jacking point, as identified in the owners manual, nearest to the wheel that you are removing. This will be located somewhere beneath the door-sills, behind / in front of wheels toward the middle of the car.
12	Place the jack under the jacking point and turn the jack handle clockwise until the top of the jack contacts the jacking point. Caution: Make sure that the jacking point tab is resting in the jack notch

Use the jack that came on your car. If you try to raise another car by this jack or use another jack to raise your car, the car or jack can be damaged. Never get under a vehicle when only supported by the jack. Warning: The vehicle can roll off the jack, seriously injuring anyone under any part of the car.

13	Turn the jack handle clockwise further to raise the car until the flat tyre is off the ground
14	Remove the wheel nuts and on some types you will only now be able to remove the wheel cover
15	Take the flat tyre off the wheel and place on the ground with the outside surface of the wheel facing up to ensure that you do not scratch alloy wheels
16	Wipe any dirt off the mounting surface of the wheel and hub with a clean cloth
17	Mount the spare wheel and put all of the wheel nuts on finger-tight, and then tighten them in a criss-cross pattern with the wheel wrench until the wheel is firmly against the hub. Do not try to tighten them fully
18	Lower the vehicle to the ground, turning the jack handle anti-clockwise and remove the jack
19	Tighten the nuts securely in the same criss-cross pattern. As soon as convenient check the wheel nut torque at the nearest automotive service facility, which can be combined with changing or repairing the flat tyre
20	Replace the wheel with the flat tyre where the spare was located and ensure that the wing bolt is replaced Caution: Loose items can fly around the interior in sudden braking or crash and could seriously injure the occupants. Always store the wheel, jack and tools securely before driving