Swift Owner's Handbook - Swift Group

The Towing Code2. Reduce Speed:i) In high or cross winds.ii) Downhill.iii) In poor visibility.3. High sided vehicles cause air buffeting soextra care must be taken when passing orbeing passed. As much space aspossible should be given.CHANGING A WHEEL1. Leave caravan hitched to towing vehicleand ensure handbrake is applied.2. Lower corner steadies (as safetymeasure) on the side that the wheel isbeing changed to stabilise the caravan.3. Use wheel brace to slacken off wheelnuts on the wheel to be changed.4. Position jack under the axle at theappropriate jacking point (see fig. B) or inthe side jack socket (see fig. C).5. Jack up the caravan until the wheel forremoval is just off the ground.6. Remove the wheel nuts, wheel trims andremove the wheel.7. Fit spare wheel and reverse the aboveprocedure.8. Tighten all four nuts, according to Fig. A,to 88Nm (65lb/ft) for steel wheels or115Nm (85lb/ft) for alloy wheels using atorque wrench or have checked as soonas possible.14Fig. A Wheel Nut TighteningIMPORTANTWhen a wheel has been removed andreplaced the torque of the wheel nuts shouldbe re-checked after approximately 15 milesof running. (See 8 above).JACKING POINTSScissor JackWARNING: Only jack up your caravanwhen it is coupled up to the car with itshandbrake applied and in 1st gear(engine off).Ensure that the jack is located in the correctposition, i.e. on the axle tube inside thechassis member (Fig. B). The reinforced axlemounting plate can be used as an alternativebut the chassis member itself MUST NEVERbe used as a jacking point.AxleChassisFig. B Jacking PointAll caravans are provided with the facility tofit Al-Ko side jacking points and although ascissor or bottle jack may be used, it isrecommended that the side mounted Al-KoJacking System should be used.STOPPING ON A HILLPulling off again can sometimes present aproblem. The easy solution is(i) Carry a good sized wedge shaped pieceof wood with a rope or light chainattached.(ii) Attach the other end of the rope to thenearside rear grab handle.(iii) Place the wood behind the nearsidecaravan wheel.