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• Fully unscrew wheel nuts or bolts and
dace
them into the hub cap. Take the top
nut or bolt off last.
Place
the spare wheel against the wheel hub and slightly rotate
:he wheel until a bolt hole in the wheel is in ine
with
a threaded stud in the wheel hub.
Reinstall
nuts or bolts and tighten them
crosswise
by hand before jacking the car
down.
Step
7 • To
lower
the vehicle,
turn
the handle
counterclockwise.
Step
8
• Then go crosswise from one nut or bolt
to another tightening them firmly
with
the lug wrench.
• Correct
tightness
of the
wheel
nuts
is
important.
• Correctly tightened nuts or bolts should
have
a torque of 130 ft lb/180 Nm. This
tor
que can be obtained
with
the lug wrench by any person of average strength. If in
doubt about the correct tightness of the
wheel nuts, have them checked
with
a
tor
que wrench by your dealer or at service
station.
Step
9
• To install the hub cap, place it around
the lower part of the wheel center. With a
firm
blow of your hand on the upper part,
the hub cap will snap into place. Make sure it is firmly seated.
Step
10 • Fully lower the vehicle and remove
jack.
• Correct the air pressure of the
tire
you
have
just
put on. For correct
tire
inflation
pressures,
see the sticker on the
left
door-
jamb.
• Store the jack and tools under the
driver's seat.
• Store damaged
tire
in spare wheel
metal plate under
front
of vehicle.
• Engage lock for metal plate and firmly
secure
plate
with
bolt.
• Have
flat
tire
repaired and replaced
promptly.
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