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1. PARK ON lEVEL SURFACE AND SET PARKING BRAKE FIRMLY. 2. SET AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN "PARK" (MANUAL TRANSMISSION IN REVERSE). ~ ($
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3. TURN ON THE HAZARD WARNING FLASHER. 4. REMOVE JACKING TOOLS AND SPARE TIRE FROM STOWAGE AREA. 5. BLOCK FRONT AND REAR OF WHeEL ON THE SAME SIDE AS WHEEL BEING REMOVED BEFO OPERATING JACK. 6. LOOSEN, BUT DO NOT REMOVI:, WHEEL NUTS BY TURNING WRENCH COUNTERCLOCKWISE. (IF EQUIPPED WITH CHROME CAPPED WHEEL NUTS, NUTS MAY BE DAMAGED IF WHEEL NUT WRENCH IS NOT FULLY SEATED ON NUT). 7. WITH THE COLUMN SEATED INTHE JACK BASE AND THE LEVER IN "UP" POSITION, INSERT TH JACK HOOK IN THE BUMPER SLOT. 8. THE JACK BASE MUST SIT FLAT WITH THE TOP OF THE COLUMN ANGLED SLIGHTLY AWAY
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FROM THE VEHICLE. ~---'-_ 'g. OPERATE JACK WITH SLOW, SMOOTH MOTION. iir~f~~_-'-'10. RAISE VEHICLE SO INFLATED SPARE TIRE WILL '0 --=-==!.~' 'J: JUST CLEAR SURFACE. FLEXIBLE BODY MAY DEFORM DURING JACKING.
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11. INSTALL WHEEL AND REPLACE WHEEL NUTS WITH CONE SHAPED END TOWARD WHEEL. THEN. SLIGHTLY TIGHTEN EACH NUT. WHEEL MUST BE SEATED ON HUB. 12. PLACE LEVER IN ··DOWN"POSITlON. 13. LOWER VEHICLE. AND FULLY TIGHTEN WHEEL NUTS IN A CRISS-CROSS SEQUENCE BY WRENCH CLOCKWISE.
Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine JACKING
CAUTION
To help avoid personal injury:
• Follow all jackin g and stowag e instructions.
• Use jack only fo r liftin g this venicle du -rin g wheel c h a ng e.
• Nev er ge t ben eath th e vehiCle, start or run en g in e while vehicle is supported b y jac k.
• Always securely res tow spare tire (o r flat tire ) an d all jackin g equipment.
Wheel Nut Torque
CAUTION: As soon as possible after Installing 8 wheel-and at the intervals shown on the chart-in the Maintenance Schedule foldet-han 8 m.chanic tighten whe&l nuta with II torque wrench to the specifications shown in "SpeCifications ," Section 7 of this manual. Wheel nuts should be tightened alternately and evenly to the correct torque. Never us. oil or grease on studs or nuts. Improperly tightened wheel nuts could eventually allow the wheel to come off while the vehicle is moving, possibty causing loss of control.IAlso see the Caution in "Service and Maintenance," Seetion 5 of this manual regarding the danger of mixing metric and customary fasteners.)
Stowage of Tire and Jack
CAUTION:·AlwaYs MOurely restow the spare tire assembty (or flat tire). all jacking equipment. and the cover, using the means provided. When driving the car with the compact spare installed and the reer seat folded down, stow the wheel cover flat on the rear floor behind the-right front seat. When the rear seat is up (or If It does not fold), stow the wheel cover in the trunk area. This will help keep such things from being thrown about and injuring peopla In the car in an accident.
Compact Spare
The compa ct sp are is des ig ned to save space in yo ur trunk, and its lighler weig ht
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it easi er to in stall if a flat tire occurs. The light~r weig ht als o helps improve fuel eco no my.
If you have a flat tire, follow the jack ing in struction s in this manual while keeping
t h ese point s in min d:
• Chec k inflati on press ure as soo n as practical after in sta llin g the s pa re ( use of a pocke t type: high pressure inflatio n gage is adv ised) and adjust to 415
k Pa (60 psi). The tire pressur e sh o uld be checked at least monthl y and kept at 415 kPa (60 ps i) while the tire is s tored.
• Co ntinuou s use at spe eds over 50 mph (80 km/h) is not re c omme nded .
NOTICE: Because this tire is amaUer than the standar d tire, vehicle ground clearance is reduced, Avoid driving over obstacles, and do not take your car U,rough an automatic car wash whila the spare is installed. The car may get caught possibly resulting in property damage.
• A trea d life of up to 3,000 mil es (4 800 kilomet ers) ca n b e expe cted, depe nding
on roa d condi tions and you r
driv ing habits . T o co nserve tire t read life. return the spar e to the sto rage area as soo n as the sta nd ard tir e ca n be repa ir ed -or
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epl ac ed .
• Beca use the co mpac t spare was spec ifica lly designe d for your car, it s hould
no t be used on any other vehicle.
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