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Rear Fender Skirt
If the flat tire is at the rear wheel, you have to remove the fender skirt
first.
- To unlock the fender
skirt, locate the
handles inside the
fender skirt. Push the
handles up and inward,
and then pull them
down. Gently remove
the skirt by pulling it
toward you. Place it to
one side.
Use the flat end of the
wheel wrench. Insert
into the small slot
on
the wheel and gently
remove the center
cover. Be careful not
to drop the cover on
the ground,
you could
scratch it.
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Using the wheel
wrench, loosen
all the &..A
wheel nuts. Don't
remove them, yet.
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NOTICE:
Raising your vehicle with the jack improperly positioned will
damage the vehicle or may allow the vehicle to fall
off the jack.
Be sure to fit the jack lift head into the proper location before
raising your vehicle.
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.
Remove the wheel nuts
.and take off the flat tire.
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Remove any rust or dirt from the wheel bolts, mounting surfaces or spare
wheel.
Place the spare
on the
wheel mounting surface.
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Replace the wheel nuts
with the rounded end
of the nuts toward the
wheel. Tighten each
nut by hand until the
wheel
is held against
the hub.
Lower the vehicle
rotating the wheel
wrench
counterclockwise.
Lower the vehicle
completely.
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Tighten the wheel nuts
firmly
in a criss-cross
sequence
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Don’t try to put .a wheel cover on.yom,Gampact spare tire. It won’t fit.
Store the wheel coverin the trunk untibyou have the flat tire repaired or
replaced.
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NOTICE:
Wheel covers wsa’tfit on your compact spare.. If you try40 put a
wheel cover on your comp&t - spare, you .could damsme the cover
or the spare.
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NOTICE:
Don’t take your compact spare through an automatic car wash
with guide rails. The compact spare can get caught on the rails.
That can damage the tire and wheel, and maybe other parts
of
your vehicle.
Don’t use your compact spare on some other vehicle.
And don’t mix your compact spare or wheel with other wheels or tires.
They won’t fit. Keep your spare
and its wheel together.
Tire chains won’t fit your compact spare. Using them will
damage your vehicle and destroy the chains too. Don’t use tire
chains on your compact spare.
SPARE TIRE
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IF YOU’RE STUCK: IN SAND, MUD, ICE
OR SNOW
What you don’t want to do when your vehicle is stuck is to spin your
wheels. The method known as “rocking” can help you get out when
you’re stuck, but you must use caution.
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Spinning your wheels can destroy parts of your vehicle as well
as the tires. If you spin the wheels too fast while shifting your
transmission back and forth, you can destroy your
transmission.
Rocking your vehicle to get it out:
First, turn your steering wheel left and right. That will clear the area
around your front wheels. You should turn your traction control system
off. (See “Traction Control System”
in the Index.) Then shift back and ’ forth between “R’ (Reverse) and a forward gear, spinning the wheels as
little as possible. Release the accelerator pedal while you shift, and press
lightly on the accelerator pedal when the transmission is in gear.
If that
doesn’t get you out after a few tries, you may need to be towed out.
If you
do need to be towed out, see “Towing Your Vehicle” in the Index.
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