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uuIf a Tire Goes Flat uChanging a Flat Tire
Handling the Unexpected
3. Place the spacer cone onto the wheel hub,
then secure the flat tire to the pickup bed
with the wing bolt as shown.
4. Securely store the jack on the tire tray using
the strap.
5. Release the tire tray and slide it back in
place.
6. Tighten the tire tray holding bolts securely.
7. Store the center cap and the tool box in the
trunk.
u Make sure it does not get scratched or
damaged.
If you remove the tire from the pickup bed,
reinstall the cap to its original location.
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Handling the Unexpected
Refueling
Refueling From a Portable Fuel Container
If you have run out of fuel and need to refuel your vehicle from a portable fuel
container, use the funnel provided with your vehicle.
1.Turn off the engine.
2. Press the fuel fill door release button.
u The fuel fill door opens.
3. Open the trunk and pull out the tire tray
with the handles.
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4. Remove the funnel from the tool box.
5. Place the end of the funnel on the lower
part of filler opening, then insert it slowly
and fully.
u Make sure that the end of the funnel
goes down along with the filler pipe.
6. Fill the tank with fuel from the portable fuel
container.
u Pour fuel carefully so you do not spill any.
7. Remove the funnel from the filler neck.
u Wipe up any fuel from the funnel before
storing it.
8. Shut the fuel fill door by hand.
1Refueling From a Portable Fuel Container
NOTICE
Do not insert the nozzle of a portable fuel container
or any funnel other than the one provided with your
vehicle. Doing so can damage the fuel system.
Do not try to pry open or push open the sealed fuel
tank with foreign objects. This can damage the fuel
system and its seal.
Make sure the fuel in the portable fuel container is
gasoline before you refuel.
3WARNING
Gasoline is highly flammable and explosive.
You can be burned or seriously injured
when handling fuel.
• Stop the engine, and keep heat, sparks,
and flame away.
• Handle fuel only outdoors.
• Wipe up spills immediately.
3WARNING
Do not fill a portable fuel container in the
pickup bed.
Static electricity can ignite gas vapors and
you can be burned.
Funnel
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