2001 SUBARU FORESTER spare tire

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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.
4. Put wheel b loc ks at the front and rear of the tir e d iag onally op p osite
the flat tire.
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Jacking position
Wheel blocks
5. Take out the sp are tire, jac k, and wheel nut wren c h.

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Jack handle
Jack
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The sp are tire is stored und er the floor of the c arg o area. To remove the
sp are tire, first op en the sp are tire c over and rem ove the storag e tray, turn
the attac hing b olt c ounterc loc kwise, then take the sp are tire out.
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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 the jac k sc rew c ounterc loc k-
wise to loosen it, then remove the jac k.
The jac k hand le is stored und er the lid .
6. Loosen the wheel nuts using the wheel nut wrenc h b ut d o not remove
the nuts.

9-16Maintenance tools
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Your vehic le is eq uip p ed with the following mainten
anc e tools:
Sc rewd river
Wheel nut wrenc h
Hex-head ed wrenc h (for vehic le with moonroof)
Tire changing tools
HS0004Spare tire
Jack handle
Jack