2010 Mercury Mountaineer Owner's Manuals

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Mercury Mountaineer 2010  Owners Manuals Location of the spare tire and tools
The spare tire and tools for your vehicle are stowed in the following
locations:
Tool Location
Spare tire Under the vehicle, just in front of
the rear bumper. The

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Mercury Mountaineer 2010  Owners Manuals Removing the spare tire
Do not use an impact wrench on the winch drive nut. This will
damage the spare tire winch.
1. Open the cover from the carpeting on cargo floor to expose the winch
drive nut.
2.

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Mercury Mountaineer 2010  Owners Manuals 3. Turn the wrench
counterclockwise until the tire is
lowered to the ground and the cable
has slack. When turning the wrench,
make sure that it does not scuff the
kick plate.
4. Slide the tire rearwar

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Mercury Mountaineer 2010  Owners Manuals Note:Passengers should not remain in the vehicle when the vehicle is
being jacked.
1. Block the wheel that is diagonally
opposite of the flat tire using the
wheel chock provided with your
vehicle.
2.

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Mercury Mountaineer 2010  Owners Manuals 5. Position the jack according to the
illustrated guides and turn the jack
handle clockwise until the tire is a
maximum of 1 inch (25 mm) off the
ground.
Note:Do not use the running
boards, front and

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Mercury Mountaineer 2010  Owners Manuals 9. Remove the jack and fully tighten
the lug nuts in the order shown.
Refer toWheel lug nut torque
specificationslater in this chapter
for the proper lug nut torque
specification.
Stowing the flat/spa

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Mercury Mountaineer 2010  Owners Manuals Re-stowing the jack and tools
1. Unblock the wheels.
2. Stow the wheel ornament (if removed) in a safe location in the vehicle
(such as the glove box or jack stowage compartment) so it will not
become

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Mercury Mountaineer 2010  Owners Manuals Note:Inspect the wheel pilot hole
prior to installation. If there is
visible corrosion in wheel pilot hole,
remove loose particles by wiping
with clean rag and apply grease.
Apply grease only to the w