2004 Saab 9-3 Owner's Manual - Page 245
2004 Saab 9-3 Manual
Page 245 highlights
Car care 245 Changing a tire WARNING • The car jack is designed solely for use in changing a tire or fitting snow chains. It must not be used to support the car during repair work or servicing. • Never crawl under a car that is supported only by a jack. • Special care must be taken if the car is on a slope - use wedge-shaped wheel chocks! • Position chocks, one ahead and one behind, the wheel that is diagonally opposite to the one to be changed. • Switch on the hazard warning lights if the car is on a road. • Apply the parking brake and leave the car in gear (1st or reverse). Automatic transmission: move the selector lever to the P position. • Ensure that everybody is out of the car before jacking it up. • Never start the engine while the car is jacked up. • If possible, make sure the jack is standing on a firm, level surface. • The jack should be stored correctly under the carpeting in the trunk. If it lies loose in the car, it could thrown forward and cause personal injury in the event of a crash or if the car rolls over. • Do not use the jack on a car other than your Saab 9-3. • Grit, salt and rust can clog the inner threads of the wheel bolts if the car has been driven for several years exclusively with alloy wheels. If steel wheels are being installed, the bolt hole threads in the brake hubs should be cleaned before the thinner steel wheels are fitted. It may otherwise not be possible to achieve the correct clamping force, despite tightening the wheel bolts to the correct torque. WARNING Changing a tire can cause an injury. The vehicle can slip off the jack and roll over you or other people. You and they could be badly injured. Find a level place to change your tire. To help prevent the vehicle from moving: 1 Set the parking brake firmly. 2 Put the shift lever in PARK (P) (automatic transmission; engage 1st gear (manual transmission). 3 Turn off the engine. To be even more certain the vehicle won't move, you can put blocks at the front and rear of the tire farthest away from the one being changed. That would be the tire on the other side of the vehicle, at the opposite end.