Nissan Qashqai e-POWER 2023 Owners Manual
9.4.2.4. Installing the wheel
The temporary use spare tyre (where fitted) is designed for emergency use. See
.Never use wheel bolts other than those provided with your vehicle. Incorrect wheel bolts or improperly tightened wheel bolts may cause the wheel to become loose or come off. This could cause an accident.
Never use oil or grease on the wheel bolts. This may cause the wheel bolts to become loose.
- A)Tighten
- B)Loosen
Clean any mud or dirt from the surface between the wheel and the hub.
Carefully fit the wheel and tighten the wheel bolts with your fingers. Check that all the wheel bolts contact the wheel surface horizontally and on the bevelled side.
With the wheel wrench, tighten the wheel bolts alternately and evenly in the sequence as illustrated ((1) - (5)) until they are tight.
Lower the vehicle slowly until the tyre touches the ground.
Tighten the wheel bolts securely using the wheel wrench in the sequence as illustrated.
Lower the vehicle completely.
Install the wheel cover (where fitted).
Before installation, align NISSAN logo (centre cap) with the wheel bolts/or perpendicular to valve hole (where fitted), to correctly align to the centre.
As soon as possible, tighten the wheel bolts to the specified torque with a torque wrench.
Retighten the wheel bolts after the vehicle has been driven for 1,000 km (600 miles) (also in cases of a flat tyre, etc.).
The wheel bolts must be kept tightened to specification at all times. It is recommended that the wheel bolts be tightened to specification at each maintenance interval.
Adjust the tyre pressure to the COLD pressure.
COLD pressure is the tyre pressure as measured after the vehicle has been parked for three hours or more or driven for less than 1.6 km (1 mile).
COLD tyre pressures are shown on the tyre placard affixed to the driver's side centre pillar.