2003 Saab 9-5 Owner's Manual - Page 237
2003 Saab 9-5 Manual
Page 237 highlights
Car care and technical information Changing a wheel WARNING • The car jack is designed solely for use in changing a wheel 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 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 selector 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. • The jack must stand on a firm, level surface. • Stow the jack in the place provided for it under the panel in the floor of the trunk. Secure it properly to avoid injury to passengers in the event of a crash. • Do not use the jack for any purpose other than for jacking up the car. • 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 now fitted, 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 required clamping force despite tightening the bolts to the correct torque. 237