2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM spare tire

Service Station Guide
Oil Viscosity
Engine Oil
See Section 6
Cooling System
See Section 5
For
a More
Detailed Look at
What's Under the Hood
See Section 6
Tire Pressure
See Section 6
Engine Oil Dipstick
2.4L L4 Engine
See Section 6
Engine Oil Dipstick
3400 V6 Engine
See Section 6
Secondary
Hood Release
See Section 6
Battery
See Section 6
Windshield Washer
Fluid
See Section 6
Fuel
Use unleaded only.
See Section 6
for octane ratings.
Spare Tire Pressure
See Section 5

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5-1
Section 5 Problems on the Road
Here you'll find what to do about some problems that can occur on the road.
5
-2 Hazard Warning Flashers
5
-2 Other Warning Devices
5
-3 Jump Starting
5
-8 Towing Your Vehicle
5
-8 Engine Overheating5
-10 Cooling System
5
-17 If a Tire Goes Flat
5
-18 Changing a Flat Tire
5
-27 Compact Spare Tire
5
-28 If You're Stuck: In Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow

5-19 Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
The equipment you'll
need is in the trunk.
1. Pull the carpeting from the floor of the trunk.
2. Turn the center retainer nut on the compact spare
tire cover counterclockwise to remove it. Lift and
remove the cover. See ªCompact Spare Tireº later
in this section for more information about the
compact spare.
3. Turn the wing nut
counterclockwise and
remove it. Then lift off
the spacer and remove
the compact spare tire.
4. 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.

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The tools you'll be using include the jack (A) and
wheel wrench (B).
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.

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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.
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.
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 turning the wheel wrench
clockwise. Raise the vehicle far enough off the
ground so there is enough room for the spare
tire to fit underneath the wheel well.
5. Remove all of the wheel nuts.
6. Remove the flat tire.
7. Remove any rust or dirt
from the wheel bolts,
mounting surfaces and
spare wheel.
CAUTION:
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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CAUTION:
Never use oil or grease on studs or nuts. If you
do, the nuts might come loose. Your wheel could
fall off, causing a serious accident.
8. Install the compact spare tire.
9. Put the wheel nuts back
on with the rounded end
of the nuts toward the
wheel. Tighten each nut
by hand until the wheel
is held against the hub.
10. Lower the vehicle by turning the wheel wrench
counterclockwise. Lower the jack completely.

5-25 Storing the Flat Tire and Tools
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.
Storing the flat tire in the compact spare tire
compartment. Place the tire in the compartment, then
secure the adapter and the wing nut. Place the cover and
the nut on top of the flat tire. Store the jack and the
wrench in the foam tray.
A. Nut
B. Wing Nut
C. Adapter
D. WrenchE. Jack
F. Tool Tray
G. Flat Tire