1998 PONTIAC GRAND AM spare tire

Section 5 Problems on the Road
Here you’ll find what to do about some problems that can occur on the road.
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5-14 Hazard Warning Flashers
Other Warning Devices
Jump Starting Towing Your Vehicle
Engine Overheating 5-23 If a Tire Goes Flat
5-23 Changing a Flat Tire
5-33 Compact Spare Tire
5-34 If You’re Stuck: In Sand, Mud,
Ice or Snow
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The following steps will tell you how to use the iack and
charwe a tire.
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
The equipment you’ll need
is in the trunk. Pull the
carpeting from the floor of
the trunk. Turn the center
retainer nut on the compact
spare cover to the left to
remove it.
Lift
and remove the cover. See “Compact Spare Tire”
later
in this section for more information about the
compact
spare.
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Turn the wing nut to the left
and remove
it. Then lift off
the spacer and remove the
spare tire.
Remove the jack
and wheel wrench from the trunk. Your
vehicle’s jack and wheel wrench are stored in a foam
tray. Remove the band around the jack. The tools you’ll be using include the jack (A) and wheel
wrench (B).
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Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the
Spare Tire
1. Remove the wheel nut caps (you may need to use the
wheel wrench to loosen and remove them,
if your
fingers do not fit into this small area).
2. Then use the wheel wrench to loosen all the wheel
nuts. Don't remove them yet.
3. Position the jack and raise the jack head until it fits
firmly into the notch in the vehicle's frame nearest
the flat tire. Put the compact spare tire near you.
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11 A CAUTION:
Getting under a vehicle when it is jacked up is
dangerous. If the vehicle slips off the jack, you
could be badly injured or killed. Never get under
a vehicle when it
is supported only by a jack.
I A CAUTION:
Raising your vehicle with the jack improperly
positioned can damage the vehicle and even
make the vehicle fall. To help avoid personal
injury and vehicle damage, be sure
to fit the jack
lift head into the proper location before raising
the vehicle.
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4. Raise the vehicle by rotating the wheel wrench to the
right. Raise the vehicle
far enough off the ground so
there is enough room for the spare tire to fit.
5. Remove all of the wheel nuts.
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6. Remove the wheel cover from the wheel, if your flat
tire
has one. Then take off the flat tire.
7. Remove any rust or dirt
from the wheel bolts,
mounting surfaces
and
spare wheel.
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Rust or dirt on the wheel, or on the parts to
which it is fastened, can make the wheel nuts
become loose after
a time. The wheel could come
off and cause an accident. When you change a
wheel, remove any rust or dirt from the places
where the wheel attaches to the vehicle. In an
emergency, you can use a cloth or a paper towel
to
do this; but be sure to use a scraper or wire
brush later,
if you need to, to get all the rust or
dirt off.
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Storing the Flat Tire and Tools
A CAUTION:
Storing a jack, a tire or other equipment in the
passenger compartment
of the vehicle could
cause injury. In a sudden stop
or collision, loose
equipment
could strike someone. Store all these
in the proper place.
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Store the flat tire in the compact spare tire compartment.
Place the
tire in the compartment, then secure the
adapter, extension (aluminum wheels only) and wing
bolt. Place the cover and nut on top
of the flat tire. Store
the jack and wheel wrench in the
foam tray.
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A. Wrench
B. Jack
C. Flat Road Tire
D. Adapter E.
Extension (Aluminum
E Wing Nut
G. Cover
H. Nut
Wheels Only)
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Storing the Snare Tire and Tools
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Storing a jack, a tire or other equipment in the
passenger compartment
of the vehicle could
cause
iqjury. In a sudden stop or collision, loose
equipment could strike someone. Store all these
in the proper place.
The compact spare is for temporary use only. Replace
the compact spare
tire with a full-size tire as soon as you
can. See “Compact Spare Tire”
in the Index. See the
storage instructions label to replace your compact spare
into your
trunk properly.
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4. Wrench
B. Jack
C. Spare Tire
D. Adapter
E. Wing Nut
E Cover
G. Nut
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