Motorway Driving; Changing A Wheel; Jacking Points - Swift caravan Owner's Handbook Manual

The Towing Code
IMPORTANT POINTS ESPECIALLY
FOR MOTORWAY DRIVING
1. Caravans may not be towed in the out-
side lane of a three or four lane motor-
way. (Reg. 12(2) of the Motorway Traffic
[England and Wales] Regulations 1982).
2. Reduce Speed:
i) In high or cross winds.
ii) Downhill.
iii) In poor visibility.
3. High sided vehicles cause air buffeting so
extra care must be taken when passing or
being passed. As much space as
possible should be given.

CHANGING A WHEEL

1. Leave caravan hitched to towing vehicle
and ensure handbrake is applied.
2. Lower corner steadies (as safety
measure) on the side that the wheel is
being changed to stabilise the caravan.
3. Use wheel brace to slacken off wheel
nuts on the wheel to be changed.
4. Position jack under the axle at the
appropriate jacking point (see fig. B)
5. Jack up the caravan until the wheel for
removal is just off the ground.
6. Remove the wheel nuts, wheel trims and
remove the wheel.
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Fig. A Wheel Nut Tightening
7. Fit spare wheel and reverse the above
procedure.
Ensure clean, dry mating surfaces and
clean, dry bolt/nut sealing areas.
8. Tighten all four/five nuts, according to
Fig. A, to 88Nm (65lb/ft) for steel wheels
or 115Nm (85lb/ft) for alloy wheels using
a torque wrench or have checked as soon
as possible.
Ensure the correct wheel fixings are used,
as supplied with your caravan
IMPORTANT
When a wheel has been removed and
replaced the torque of the wheel nuts should
be re-checked after approximately 15 miles
of running. (See 8 above).
Fig. B Scissor Jack

JACKING POINTS

WARNING: Only jack up your caravan
when it is coupled up to the car with its
handbrake applied and in 1st gear
(engine off).
Ensure that the jack is located in the correct
position, i.e. on the jacking bracket on the
chassis for the Al-Ko side mounted jack
(Fig.B). Alternatively the reinforced axle
mounting plate can be used as an alternative
but the chassis member itself MUST NEVER
be used as a jacking point.
All caravans are provided with the facility to
fit Al-Ko side jacking points and although a
scissor, trolley or bottle jack may be used,
it is recommended that the side mounted
Al-Ko Jacking System should be used.