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Warning (Continued)
underinflated or flat. Have your dealer or
an authorized tire service center repair or
replace the flat tire as soon as possible.
{Warning
Lifting a vehicle and getting under it to
do maintenance or repairs is dangerous
without the appropriate safety equipment
and training. If a jack is provided with
the vehicle, it is designed only for
changing a flat tire. If it is used for
anything else, you or others could be
badly injured or killed if the vehicle slips
off the jack. If a jack is provided with the
vehicle, only use it for changing a
flat tire.
If a tire goes flat, avoid further tire and
wheel damage by driving slowly to a level
place, well off the road, if possible. Turn on
the hazard warning flashers. See Hazard
Warning Flashers 0139.
If your vehicle is loaded at or near
maximum cargo capacity, it may be difficult
to fit the jack under the vehicle due to the
environment (shoulder slope, road debris, etc.). Removal of some weight may improve
the ability to fit the jack under the vehicle
at the correct jacking location.
{Warning
Changing a tire can be dangerous. The
vehicle can slip off the jack and roll over
or fall causing injury or death. Find a
level place to change the tire. To help
prevent the vehicle from moving:
1. Set the parking brake firmly.
2. Shift the vehicle to P (Park).
3. For vehicles with four-wheel drive with an N (Neutral) transfer case
position, be sure the transfer case is
in a drive gear —not in N (Neutral).
4. Turn off the engine and do not restart while the vehicle is raised.
5. Do not allow passengers to remain in the vehicle.
6. Place wheel blocks, if equipped, on both sides of the tire at the opposite
corner of the tire being changed. When the vehicle has a flat tire (2), use the
following example as a guide to assist in the
placement of the wheel blocks (1),
if equipped.
1. Wheel Block (If Equipped)
2. Flat Tire
The following information explains how to
use the jack and change a tire.
Tire Changing
Before changing a flat tire, see
“Hands-Free
Operation” underLiftgate 019.
Performance Brake Package RPO J49
The original spare tire/wheel will not fit
onto the front axle if equipped with the
performance brake package RPO J49. If there
is a flat tire on the front axle, a tire/wheel
from the rear axle must be used to make
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the repair. The spare tire will then replace
the tire/wheel that is removed from the
rear axle.
If equipped with the performance brake
package RPO J49, and the flat tire is on the
front axle, stop after performing all steps in
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools and do
the following. Otherwise, continue with the
procedure:
1. Remove the rear tire and replace it withthe spare tire by performing all steps in
Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the
Spare Tire. 2. Perform all steps in Removing the Flat
Tire and Installing the Spare Tire again
this time replacing the flat front tire
with the rear tire.
3. Proceed to Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools.
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
The equipment needed to change a flat tire
is stored in the rear of the vehicle. The
jacking tools are under the load floor,
secured with velcro straps. The jack is
behind a door in the trim panel on the
driver side.
1. Pull to open the trim panel door.
The third row driver side seat may
need to be folded to access the trim
panel door.
2. Turn the jack knob counterclockwise to release the jack and wheel blocks from
the bracket. If equipped, remove the
wheel blocks from the jack and place
the wheel blocks on both sides of the
tire at the opposite corner of the tire
being changed. See If a Tire Goes Flat
0 386 for more information on the
placement of the wheel blocks. Place
the jack and wheel blocks near the tire
being changed.
