2000 SUBARU FORESTER spare tire

8-6
Flat tires
WARNING
Do not jack up the vehicle on an incline or a loose road sur-
face. The jack can come out of the jacking point or sink into the ground and this can result in a severe accident. Use only the jack provided with your vehicle. The jack sup-
plied with the vehicle is designed only for changing a tire. Neverget under the vehicle while supporting the vehicle with this jack. Always turn the engine off before raising the flat tire off the
ground using the jack. Never swing or push the vehicle sup-ported with the jack. The jack can come out of the jacking pointdue to a jolt and this can result in a severe accident. Do not use oil or grease on the wheel studs or nuts when the
spare tire is installed. This could cause the nuts to become looseand lead to an accident. Never place a tire or tire changing tools in the passenger
compartment after changing wheels. In a sudden stop or colli-
sions, loose equipment could strike occupants and cause injury.Store the tire and all tools in the proper place.
If you have a flat tire while d riving , never b rake sud d enly; keep d riving
straig ht ahead while g rad ually red uc ing sp eed . Then slowly p ull off the
road to a safe p lac e.
1. Park on a hard , level surfac e, whenever p ossib le, then stop the eng ine.
2. Set the p arking b rake sec urely and shift a manual transmission ve-
hic le in reverse or an automatic transmission vehic le in the “P ” (Park)
p osition.
3. Turn on the hazard warning flasher and have every one g et out of the
vehic le.

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Flat tireAttaching bolt
Spacer
Also store the jac k and wheel nut wrenc h in their s torag e loc ations. See
“ Tire c hang ing tools ” in this sec tion.
Tire changing tools
HS0004Spare tire
Jack handle
Jack

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Spare tire
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The sp are tire is stored und er the floor of the c a rg o area. To remove
the sp are tire, first op en the sp are tire c over and remove the storag e
tray, turn the attac hing b olt c ounterc loc kwise, the n take the sp are tire
out. Jack and jack handle
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The jac k is stored und er the left sid e of the c arg o floor.
To take out the jac k:
First raise the c arg o anc horag e eyelet on the rear- left sid e of the
c arg o area and p ull the tab to op en the lid , turn t he jac k sc rew c oun-
terc loc kwise to loosen it, then remove the jac k.
The jac k hand le is stored und er the lid .