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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine The spare tire is on a tire carrier tray under the rear end
of your vehicle.
To lower the tray position yourself
behind the vehicle facing the front and use the socket
end of the wheel wrench to turn the latch bolt clockwise.
Lower the tray about an inch. Don’t loosen the latch bolt
too much, or the tray could fall. Put
the hooked end
of the wheel wrench into the slot in
the tray. Insert the wheel wrench a little from the side
so
it isn’t over the latch bolt. Pull up on the wheel wrench
to lift the tray.
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Each wheel will have one locknut. A special wheel lock
key (removal tool) and instructions are provided. Attach
the wheel lock key to the wheel wrench. Remove the
locking wheel nut by turning counterclockwise. Attach
the wheel nut socket to the wheel wrench and
loosen all the wheel nuts by turning the wrench in the
direction shown. Don’t remove them yet.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Attach the wheel wrench to the jack. Hold the wheel
wrench handle
so it forms a right angle with the jack,
then turn it clockwise. When
you’ve turned the wrench almost as far as it will go, swing it around to the other side. Keep turning to
raise the jack lift head a few inches.
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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 turning the wheel wrench
clockwise. Raise the vehicle far enough off the ground
so there is enough room for the spare tire to fit. Remove
all the wheel nuts and take
off the flat tire.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 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 by turning the wheel wrench
counterclockwise. Lower the jack completely.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Tighten the wheel nuts firmly in a criss-cross
sequence as shown. The
LOWELAT TIRE or SERVICE LTPWS light will
stay on as long as you are using the compact spare tire.
It should go out when the original tire is replaced.
After you have the flat tire repaired or replaced, install
the plastic nut caps and tighten them to
22 pound-inches
(2.5 Nem).
Put the jack, wheel nut socket and wheel lock key in the
rear storage compartment behind
the passenger’s seat.
Make sure the parts are stored properly in the foam
container. Position the jack in the container
so that you
can read the yellow CAUTION label from the driver’s
seat. Replace the plastic tray and close the storage
compartment.
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Your Corvette’s radio receiver box is in the rear
storage compartment.
To help avoid damage,
carefully place the jack, socket and wheel lock
key into the foam container in the compartment.
Do not toss or place the items against the radio
receiver box or any wiring.
Storing a Flat Tire (Except ZR-1 Rear Tires)
If you have not chosen the spare tire delete option,
you’ll notice the road tire is larger than the spare,
so you
must adjust the tray to its lower position. Lift and
push
the tire carrier tray toward the front of the vehicle. The
tray will drop to its lower position.
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Put the flat road tire on the tray. Lift the latch bolt, push
it toward the front
of the vehicle, and the bolt will drop
down to the lower position. Put
the hooked end of the wheel wrench into the slot in
the tray. Lift the tray using the wheel wrench and insert
the latch bolt into the notch in the tray.
To raise the tray,
use the socket end
of the wheel wrench to turn the latch
bolt counterclockwise. Turn the latch bolt until it is snug.
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