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wheel must be changed on a sur-
face with a more severe slope, take 
additional precautions to secure 
the vehicle from rolling
3. Wheels with full wheel covers*: 
reach into the ventilation openings 
and pull the cover off
4. Loosen the lug bolts by rotating 
half a turn
5. Position the jack at the jacking 
point – see arrows – closest to the 
flat tire with the jack base vertically 
below the jacking point and the 
entire surface of the head of the 
jack moves into the square recess 
of the jacking point when the jack 
is cranked – refer to the detail in the 
next illustration
6. Continue raising the vehicle up 
until the wheel you are changing is 
raised from the ground
7. Unscrew the lug bolts and remove 
the wheel
8. Remove accumulations of mud and 
dirt from the mounting surfaces of 
the wheel and hub. Clean the lug 
bolts
9. Position the new wheel or the 
space saver spare tire on the hub 
and screw at least two lug bolts fin-
ger-tight into opposite bolt holes
10. Screw in the remaining lug bolts. 
Screw in all the bolts in a diagonal 
pattern
11. Lower the jack and remove it from 
beneath the vehicle
12. Tighten the lug bolts securely in a 
diagonal pattern
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