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{CAUTION:
Adding only plain water to your cooling
system can be dangerous. Plain water, or
some other liquid such as alcohol, can
boil before the proper coolant mixture will.
Your vehicle’s coolant warning system is
set for the proper coolant mixture. With
plain water or the wrong mixture, your
engine could get too hot but you would
not get the overheat warning. Your engine
could catch re and you or others could
be burned. Use a 50/50 mixture of clean,
drinkable water and DEX-COOL
®coolant.
Notice:In cold weather, water can freeze and
crack the engine, radiator, heater core and
other parts. Use the recommended coolant and
the proper coolant mixture.
{CAUTION:
You can be burned if you spill coolant on
hot engine parts. Coolant contains
ethylene glycol and it will burn if the
engine parts are hot enough. Do not spill
coolant on a hot engine.
If no coolant is visible in the surge tank, add
coolant as follows:
1. You can remove the coolant surge tank
pressure cap when the cooling system,
including the coolant surge tank pressure cap
and upper radiator hose, is no longer hot.
Turn the pressure cap slowly counterclockwise
(left) about one-quarter turn and then stop.
If you hear a hiss, wait for that to stop. A hiss
means there is still some pressure left.
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Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
The equipment you will need is located in the
rear of the vehicle. To access the equipment, do
the following:
1. Remove the storage bin to access the jack
if your vehicle has the cargo management
system.
If your vehicle has the third row seat, remove
the head rest storage tray to access the jack.
2. Turn the wing nut (A) holding the jack (B) (and
storage tray, if applicable) counterclockwise
and remove it.
3. Remove the jack and wheel wrench (C).
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Removing the Spare Tire
The compact spare tire is located under the
vehicle, ahead of the rear bumper. SeeCompact
Spare Tire on page 442for more information
about the compact spare.
To remove the spare tire from the vehicle, do the
following:
A. Wheel Wrench
B. Cable
C. Retainer
D. Compact Spare Tire1. Open the liftgate. SeePower Liftgate on
page 104for more information.
2. Open the storage compartment door of the
cargo management system that is nearest
the liftgate and remove the container.
3. Attach the wheel wrench (A) into the hoist
shaft.
4. Turn the wheel wrench counterclockwise to
lower the spare tire to the ground. Continue
turning the wrench until the spare tire (D) can
be pulled out from under the vehicle.
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5. Tilt the retainer (C) and slip it through the
wheel opening to remove the spare tire
from the cable (B).
6. Turn the wrench clockwise until you feel two
slips or hear two clicks after removing the
spare tire to raise the cable back up.
Do not store a full-size or a at road tire under
the vehicle. SeeStoring a Flat or Spare Tire
and Tools on page 439.To continue changing the at tire, seeRemoving
the Flat Tire and Installing the Spare Tire on
page 429.
If the spare tire will not lower, the secondary latch
may be engaged causing the tire not to lower.
Do the following to check the cable:
1. Check under the
vehicle to see if the
cable is visible. If
it is not visible, see
Secondary Latch
System on
page 436.
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