In the 1630s, it derived from the German spanner,a tool for winding the spring of a wheel-lock firearm.The word meaning wrench is from 1790.Spanner in the works was first recorded in 1934.
The (emergency) spare wheel is under the hood, over the motor, with the jack and wheel spanner.
Spanner was first used in English in 1649. Taken directly from the German, it originally defined the wrench used to tighten the spring of a wheel-lock firearm.
Take out spanner from the right hand rear floor compartment. Unscrew the bolt attaching the wheel from the inside of the boot.
on my 10 plate the towing eye is in a bag under the drivers seat with the wheel spanner
Its in the rear left corner of the boot behind a plastic cover along with a bottle jack
Pass me the spanner please.Tom bought a new spanner today.
Color Wheel!
use wheel spanner to turn 1" dia like screw head in boot
Look under vehicle on Passenger side towards rear (just in front of rear wheel) you can see the adjusters on the cables there. use spanner to adjust. Look under vehicle on Passenger side towards rear (just in front of rear wheel) you can see the adjusters on the cables there. use spanner to adjust.
The spanner light is a service light
clef is the french word for spanner