The following actions must always be carried out in the given order in preparation for changing the wheel :

In the event of a flat tyre, park your vehicle on a flat and solid surface at a safe distance from the flow of traffic.

Apply the handbrake Braking, stopping and parking Brakes Parking .

Automatic gearbox: move the selector lever to position P Changing gear Changing gear Automatic gearbox see Automatic gearbox_0 Automatic gearbox see Changing gear_0 Automatic gearbox Manual gearbox see Changing gear_0 Manual gearbox .

Stop the engine and remove the key from the ignition Starting and stopping the engine Engine and ignition Ignition see Engine and ignition_0 .

Manual gearbox: select a gear Changing gear Changing gear Automatic gearbox see Automatic gearbox_0 Automatic gearbox see Changing gear_0 Automatic gearbox Manual gearbox see Changing gear_0 Manual gearbox .

Make sure all vehicle occupants exit the vehicle and move to safety, for instance behind the safety barrier.

Chock the wheel diagonally opposite the wheel being worked on with a stone or a similar object.

When towing a trailer: unhitch the trailer from the vehicle and park it properly.

When the luggage compartment is loaded: remove items of luggage.

Remove the spare wheel or temporary spare wheel and vehicle tools from the luggage compartment.

Remove the hub cap Hub caps Hub caps .

WARNING
Preparations for changing a wheel
Wheel boltsVolkswagen Touran Owners Manual. Locking and unlocking the vehicle from inside
Fig. 23 In the driver door:
central locking button
First read and observe the introductory information
and safety warnings
Press the button :
Unlocks the vehicle.
Locks the vehicle.
The central l ...
Volkswagen Touran Owners Manual. Optical parking system (OPS) with all-round display
Fig. 146 OPS screen display: Obstacles
in scanned or calculated area behind the vehicle Ⓐ or to the left side of the vehicle
Ⓑ. Areas without scanned or calculated obstacles in front of the vehicle Ⓒ or to
the right side of the vehicle Ⓓ
First read and observe the introductory inform ...