Jeep CHEROKEE User Manual page 199

Rear Lifting Point
Rear Jacking Location
5. Raise the vehicle just enough to remove
the flat tire.
WARNING!
Raising the vehicle higher than necessary
can make the vehicle less stable. It could
slip off the jack and hurt someone near it.
Raise the vehicle only enough to remove
the tire.
6. Remove the wheel bolts and tire.
7. Remove the alignment pin from the jack
assembly and thread the pin into the
wheel hub to assist in mounting the spare
tire.
8. Mount the spare tire.
CAUTION!
Be sure to mount the spare tire with the
valve stem facing outward. The vehicle
could be damaged if the spare tire is
mounted incorrectly.
Mounting Spare Tire
NOTE:
For vehicles so equipped, do not

attempt to install a center cap or wheel
cover on the compact spare.
Refer to "Tires" in "Servicing And

Maintenance" in the Owner's Manual
for further information about the spare
tire, its use, and operation.
9. Install the wheel bolts with the threaded
end of the wheel bolt toward the wheel.
Lightly tighten the wheel bolts.
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