1993 BUICK CENTURY spare tire

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Here you’ll find what to do about some problems that can occur on the road.
Part 5 includes:
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Other Warning Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185
Jumpstarting
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Towing Your Buick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189
Engine Overheating
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IfaTireGoesFlat
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ChangingaFlatTire ........................................,........................205
CompactSpareTire ..................................................................218
If You’re Stuck: In Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219
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CAUTION (Continued)
To be even more certain the vehicle won't
move, you can put chocks at the front and rear
of the tire farthest away from the one being
changed. That would be the tire on the other
side of the vehicle, at the opposite end.
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The following steps will tell you how to use the jack and
change a tire.
Some steps apply to all models, others
to just the Century
coupe or sedan or to the Century wagon.
Follow the
steps listed for your vehicle.
Century Coupe or Sedan
The equipment you'll need is stored in the trunk.
1. Pull the carpeting from the floor of the trunk.
2. Turn the center retainer bolt on the compact spare tire
housing counterclockwise to remove it, then lift the
tire cover.
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3. Lift off the jack and remove the spare tire.
4. Remove the wheel wrench from the bag.
Century Wagon
The equipment you’ll need is stored in the rear of your
vehicle, behind the spare
tire cover.
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To remove the spare tire cover:
1. Fold down the third seat, if so equipped. Then release
the housing that covers the spare tire by carefully
pushing in on the top edge
of the cover.
2. Slide the spare tire cover back while lifting it up and
out
of the lower track.
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To remove the tire-changing equipment:
1. Remove the wing nut from the center of the spare tire
2. Remove the spare tire.
and remove the adapter.
3. Turn the two wing nuts counterclockwise and remove
the jack retainer plate. Then pull out the jack and
wheel wrench.
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3. Raise the vehicle by rotating the wheel wrench
clockwise. Raise the
vehicle far enough off the ground so there is
enough
room for the spare tire to fit.
4. Remove all the wheel nuts and take off the flat tire.
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Don’t try to put a wheel cover on your compact spare
tire. It won’t fit. Store
the wheel cover in the trunk or, if
you have the wagon, in the rear cargo area, until you
have
the flat tire repaired or replaced.
Wheel covers won’t fit on your compact spare
Now put all the equipment back in the vehicle. Just
follow these drawings:
If you try to put a wheel cover on
compact spare, vo
or the spare.
Century Sedan
or Coupe
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Century Wagon
1 Century Wagon
To install the spare tire cover in your station wagon when
you are finished changing the tire:
1 A CAUTION:
Storing a jack, a tire or other equipment in the
passenger compartment
of the vehicle coutd
cause Injury.
In a sudden stop or colllslon,
loose equipment could strike someone. Store
all th-e in the proper ace.
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