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Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
The equipment you’ll need is located in the trunk.
1. Turn the center nut on
the compact spare tire
cover counterclockwise
to remove it. Then
remove the cover.
2. Remove the compact spare tire from the trunk.
SeeCompact Spare Tire on page 5-88for more
information about the compact spare.3. Turn the nut holding the jack counterclockwise and
remove it. Then remove the jack and wrench.
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Your vehicle may be equipped with wheel covers.
To remove the wheel covers and wheel nut caps,
do the following:
1. Loosen the plastic
nut caps with the
wheel wrench in a
counterclockwise
direction. If needed,
you can nish loosening
them with your ngers.
The plastic nut caps will
not come off.
2. Use the at end of the wheel wrench and pry along
the edge of the cover until it comes off. The edge of
the wheel cover could be sharp, so do not try to
remove it with your bare hands. Do not drop the
cover or lay it face down, as it could become
scratched or damaged.Once you have removed the wheel cover, center cap, or
wheel nut caps, use the following procedure to remove
the at tire and install the spare tire.
1. Using the wheel wrench, loosen all the wheel nuts.
Don’t remove them yet.
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{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 t the
jack lift head into the proper location before
raising the vehicle.3. Raise the vehicle by turning the jack handle
clockwise. Raise it far enough off the ground for
the compact spare tire to t underneath the wheel
well of the vehicle.
4. Remove all wheel nuts and take off the at tire.
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8. Lower the vehicle by turning the jack handle
counterclockwise. Lower the jack completely.
{CAUTION:
Incorrect wheel nuts or improperly tightened
wheel nuts can cause the wheel to come loose
and even come off. This could lead to an
accident. Be sure to use the correct wheel
nuts. If you have to replace them, be sure to
get new GM original equipment wheel nuts.
Stop somewhere as soon as you can and have
the nuts tightened with a torque wrench to the
proper torque specication. SeeCapacities
and Specifications on page 5-106for wheel nut
torque specication.
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