Saab M2004 User Manual download pdf (Page 245)

245Car care

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 exclu-

sively 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 other-

wise not be possible to achieve the

correct clamping force, despite tight-

ening 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) (auto-

matic transmission;

engage 1st gear (manual transmis-

sion).

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 oppo-

site end.

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