Tighten the wheel nuts securely in
the same crisscross pattern. Have
the wheel nut torque checked at
the nearest automotive service
f acility.
Tighten the wheel nuts to:
Put on the spare tire. Put the
wheel nuts back on f inger-tight,
then tighten them in a crisscross
pattern with the wheel wrench
until the wheel is f irmly against
the hub. Do not try to tighten
them f ully. Remove the center cap before
storing the f lat tire in the trunk
well.
Place the flat tire face down in the
spare tire well.
Remove the spacer cone f rom the
wing bolt, turn it over, and put it
back on the bolt.
Secure the f lat tire by screwing
the wing bolt back into its hole.
Store the jack in its holder. Turn
the jack’s end bracket to lock it in
place. Replace the cover. Store the
tools.
Lower the vehicle to the ground
and remove the jack. 15.
13.
14. 16. 19.
17. 18. 20.
LX, EX, and EX-V6 models
T aking Care of t he Unexpect ed
Changing a Flat T ire
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WING BOLT
SPACER CONEFor
normaltire
For
sparetire
80 lbf·ft (108 N·m , 11 kgf·m)
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