Cadillac XT4 Owner's Manual page 298

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10. Remove any rust or dirt from the
wheel bolts, mounting surfaces,
and spare wheel.
11. Place the compact spare tyre on
the wheel-mounting surface.
Warning
Never use oil or grease on bolts or
nuts because the nuts might come
loose. The vehicle's wheel could fall
off, causing a crash.
12. Reinstall the wheel nuts. Tighten
each nut by hand until the wheel
is held against the hub.
13. Lower the vehicle by turning the
jack handle anticlockwise.
Warning
Wheel nuts that are improperly or
incorrectly tightened can cause the
wheels to become loose or come off.
The wheel nuts should be tightened
with a torque wrench to the proper
torque specification after replacing.
Follow the torque specification
supplied by the aftermarket
manufacturer when using accessory
locking wheel nuts. See Capacities
and Specifications 0 326 for original
equipment wheel nut torque
specifications.
Caution
Improperly tightened wheel nuts
can lead to brake pulsation and disc
damage. To avoid expensive brake
repairs, evenly tighten the wheel
nuts in the proper sequence and to
VEHICLE CARE
Caution (Continued)
the proper torque specification. See
Capacities and Specifications 0 326
for the wheel nut torque
specification.
14. Tighten the wheel nuts firmly in
a crisscross sequence, as shown.
15. Lower the jack all the way and
remove the jack from under the
vehicle.
16. Tighten the wheel nuts firmly
with the wheel wrench.
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