2003 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE Owners Manual

Changing a Flat Tire
If a tire goes flat, avoid further tire and wheel damage
by driving
slowly to a level place. Turn on your
hazard v.--nin- 'lashers.
Chan,,,lg a tire can cause an injury. The
vehicle can
slip off the jack and roll over you
or other people.
You and they could be badly
injured. Find a level place to change your tire.
To help prevent the vehicle from moving:
1. Set the parking brake firmly.
2. Put the shift lever in PARK (P).
3. Turn off the engine.
To be even more certain the vehicle won't
move, you can put blocks at the front and
rear of the tire farthest away from the one
being changed. That would be the tire on
the other side
of the vehicle, at the
opposite end. The following
steps will tell you how to use the jack and
change a tire.
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Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
To remove the tools, do the following:
1. Remove the side convenience net.
2. Open the jack storage compartment by lifting up the
tab and pulling the cover
off.
A. Jack
9. Strap
C. Bracket
D. Wing Nut
E. Jacking Instructions
F. Bag and Tools
G. Tire Bag and Cable
(AWD only)
3. Remove the jack and jacking tools by loosening
the wing nut and bracket.
4. Separate the plastic pouch from the jack and
remove the jacking tools (folding wrench and
extension) from the pouch.
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The tools you’ll be using include the jack (A),
extension
(B) and folding wrench (C).
The compact spare tire is located under the rear of
the vehicle. See “Compact Spare Tire” later in this
section for more information about the compact spare. To
remove the compact spare tire, do the following:
B
-C
A. Hoist Shaft
B. Hoist Assembly
C. Retainer
D. Compact Spare Tire E. Extension
(Chisel End)
F. Folding Wrench
I. Attach the folding wrench to the extension and
insert the chisel end on an angle through the
hole in the rear bumper and into the hoist shaft.
2. Turn the folding wrench counterclockwise to lower
the compact spare tire to the ground. Continue to
turn the wrench
so the compact spare tire can
be pulled out from under the vehicle.
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3. To remove the compact spare tire from the cable,
tilt the retainer at the end
of the cable so it can be
pulled up through the wheel opening.
-. If your vehicle is an all-wheel-drive vehicle, after
removing the compact spare tire turn the wrench
clockwise to raise the cable back up.
On an AWD vehicle, you can not store
a full-size
tire under the vehicle. It should be stowed inside the
vehicle by the cable provided. See “Storing the
Flat Tire on an All-Wheel-Drive Vehicle” later
in
this section.
If you have a front-wheel-drive vehicle, the hoist is
used to store a full-size or a flat road tire under
the vehicle. See “Storing the Spare Tire and
Tools”
and “Storing the Flat Tire on a Front-Wheel-Drive
Vehicle” later
in this section.
If the compact spare tire will not lower, check under the
vehicle to see
if the tire is hanging loose and the cable
end and spring under the wheel plate are missing. If
so,
the secondary latch system is engaged. See “Secondary
Latch System” later
in this section.
To continue changing the flat tire see “Removing the
Flat Tire and Installing the Spare Tire” later in this
section.
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Secondary Latch System
Your vehicle may have an underbody mounted tire hoist
assembly equipped with a secondary latch system.
It‘s designed to stop a tire from suddenly falling off your
vehicle
if the cable holding the spare tire is damaged.
For the secondary latch to work, the tire must be stowed
with the valve stem pointing down.
Front-wheel-drive vehicles use the underbody tire hoist
assembly to store either the compact spare or a flat
road tire. See “Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and
Tools”
in the Index for instructions on storing the spare or
flat tire correctly.
If your vehicle is equipped with all-wheel-drive, the
underbody tire hoist assembly stores only the compact
spare tire. See “Storing the Spare Tire and Tools”
later in this section for instructions. To store a flat
full-size tire correctly, see “Storing the Flat Tire
on
an All-Wheel-Drive Vehicle” later in this section. Before beginning this procedure read all the
instructions. Failure to read and follow the
instructions could damage the hoist assembly
and you and others could get hurt. Read and
follow the instructions listed below.
To release the spare tire from the secondary latch,
do the
f .. )wing:
Someone standing too close during the procedure could be injured by the jack.
If the
spare tire does not slide
off the jack completely,
make sure no one is behind you or on either
side of you as you pull the jack out from
the spare.
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1. Place the jack under the vehicle, ahead of the rear
bumper. Position the center
lift point of the jack
under the center of the compact spare tire.
2. Turn the folding wrench clockwise to raise the jack
until it lifts the secondary latch device under the
wheel plate.
5. Grasp the compact spare tire with both hands and
6. Reach under the vehicle and remove the folding
pull
it out
from under the vehicle.
wrench and jack.
Have the hoist assembly inspected as soon as you can.
You will not be able to store a spare or flat tire usinG
the hoist assembly until it has been repaired or replaced. 3. Keep raising tne jack untii rne compact spare tire
stops moving upward and is held firmly in place,
this lets you know that the secondary latch
has released.
4. Lower the jack by turning the folding wrench
counterclockwise. Keep lowering the jack until
the compact spare tire is resting on the folding
wrench. ~- -~
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Removing the Wheel Covers
If the wheel has a center cap, use the handle of the
folding wrench to pry
it off. Then, with the other end of
the folding wrench, loosen the nuts.
If your vehicle has the plastic “bolt-on” wheel covers,
loosen the bolts completely using the folding wrench,
and remove the wheel cover.
Removing the Flat Tire and Installing
the Spare Tire
1. Loosen the wheel
nuts
- but do not
remove them
- using
the folding wrench.
(Turn the handle about
180 degrees, then flip
the handle back to
the starting position.
This avoids taking the
wrench
off the lug nut
for each turn.)
For wheels with
a wheel lock key, use the wheel
lock key between the lock nut and folding wrench.
The key is supplied
in the front passenger door
pocket.
Notice: To help avoid damage to lock nut or wheel
lock key, do not
use an impact wrench with this key.
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2. Near each wheel,
there is
a notch in
the vehicle's body.
Position the jack and
raise the jack head until
it fits firmly into the
notch
in the vehicle's
frame nearest the
flat tire.
Notice: Do not place the jack under the rear axle
control arms or you may damage your vehicle.
Only use the areas shown for proper jack location.
Do not raise the vehicle yet. Put the compact spare
tire near
you.
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.
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
raising the vehicle.
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