How to Take the Spare Tire Land Rover

REMOVING THE SPARE WHEEL

WARNING

Remove the temporary spare wheel prior to jacking the vehicle, to avoid destabilizing the vehicle when raised.

Do not stow the wheel while the vehicle is raised on the jack.

WARNING

The temporary spare wheel is extremely heavy and if handled incorrectly may cause injury. Use extreme caution when lifting or maneuvering the wheels.

5 seat vehicles:

WARNING

Always secure the temporary spare wheel, or the removed wheel, in the correct position using the retaining bolt.

1. Lift the loadspace floor to access the temporary spare wheel.

2. Turn the temporary spare wheel locking ring counter-clockwise to gain access to the retaining bolt.

3. Turn the retaining bolt counter-clockwise until it comes free.

4. Remove the temporary spare wheel.

7 seat vehicles:

WARNING

The wheels are extremely heavy, take care when operating the temporary spare wheel winch, removing the temporary spare wheel and stowing the road wheel.

CAUTION

It is recommended that the road wheel is always stowed underneath the vehicle following a puncture.

CAUTION

Always stow a road wheel, and the temporary spare wheel with the outer face of the wheel facing upwards.

CAUTION

Do not operate the winch (retracting or extracting the cable) without pre-tensioning the cable as you do so. Doing so may cause damage to the winch. This pre-tensioning can be achieved, either with the weight of a temporary spare wheel, a road wheel, or by maintaining a tension using your hand.

WARNING

If when using your hand to tension the winch cable, take care not to trap your fingers.

CAUTION

Do not use power tools to lower the temporary spare wheel. Doing so may damage the winch mechanism.

The temporary spare wheel is located underneath the rear of the vehicle. The winch to lower the temporary spare wheel is located in the bottom of the tool tray.

Before lowering the temporary spare wheel, remove the cover in the rear bumper as follows:

1. Using the special tool located in the tool tray, remove the 2 fixings, and store them in a safe place. See TOOL KIT.

2. Remove the cover, easing it off the 4 retaining clips.

NOTES

The bumper cover cannot be refitted after the full size wheel is stowed under the vehicle. Store the cover in the loadspace.

To remove the spare wheel:

1. Remove the jack to allow access to the temporary spare wheel winch.

2. Fit the winch handle to the temporary spare wheel winch and rotate it counter-clockwise to lower the spare wheel.

   NOTES

   To avoid damage to the side trim and third row seats (if raised), slide the winch handle through the tube to shorten the handle.

3. Rotate the winch handle until the temporary spare wheel is on the ground and the winch cable is slack.

   NOTES

   Do not attempt to turn the winch beyond the physical stop.

To release the wheel from the winch:

Lift the temporary spare wheel and release the winch cable by passing it through the center of the wheel, as shown in the above graphic.

To stow the removed road wheel:

1. Remove the center cap from the road wheel and store it in a safe place.

2. Position the road wheel underneath the rear of the vehicle, with the outer-face of the road wheel facing upwards.

3. Pass the winch cable through the center of the wheel.

4. Start to turn the winch handle clockwise to take the slack out of the cable, then make sure the cable end is seated correctly before continuing to raise the wheel.

5. Continue to rotate the winch handle until the road wheel is in the stowed position.

6. Remove the winch handle and stow all of the tools and the jack in the tool tray.

NOTES

The bumper cover cannot be refitted to the vehicle with a stowed full sized wheel.

Operating the winch without a road wheel attached:

When extracting the winch cable after the winch cable has been retracted without a road wheel attached, operate the winch as follows:

Fit the winch handle to the temporary spare wheel winch and rotate counter-clockwise to extract the cable, while also applying tension by pulling on the end of the cable.

NOTES

If while the cable is being extracted, the winch feels tight or locks up, stop winding and wind back at least one full turn. Apply tension to the cable to release any cable slack, if necessary, giving it a sharp tug. Try the winch again and continue if the mechanism is free to operate. Repeat, if the winch feels tight or locks up again.

CAUTION

If the winch feels tight or locks up, stop winding and wind back at least one full turn. If this fails to free the winch mechanism, do not continue, as damage may be caused to the winch.

Refitting the bumper cover:

When the temporary spare wheel is stowed underneath the vehicle, refit the bumper cover as follows:

1. Locate the 4 retaining clips on the cover into the slots in rear bumper.

2. Locate the 2 fixing points (in the underside of the cover) to the bumper and fasten the cover to the bumper using the fixings. Tighten the fixings, using the special tool.

How to Take the Spare Tire Land Rover

Source: https://www.ownerinfo.landrover.com/document/3A/2015/T19994/18789_en_GBR/proc/G1815293

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