Removing The Flat Tire And Installing; The Spare Tire - Pontiac 2007 G5 Owner's Manual

Removing the Flat Tire and
Installing the Spare Tire
1. If your vehicle has plastic wheel covers, use
the wheel wrench to loosen the plastic wheel
nut caps.
Once you have loosened the plastic wheel nut
caps with the wheel wrench, you can finish
loosening them with your fingers. The plastic
nut caps do not come off.
2. Using the flat end of the wheel wrench, pry
along the edge of the wheel cover until it
comes off.
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3. Use the wheel wrench to loosen all the wheel
nuts. Do not remove them yet.
4. It is recommended that you do a safety check
before preceding. See Changing a Flat Tire
on page 338 for more information.
Notice: Make sure that the jack lift head is in
the correct position or you may damage your
vehicle. The repairs would not be covered by
your warranty.
5. Position the jack lift head at the jack
location nearest the flat tire. The front
location is about 8 inches (20 cm)
behind the front wheel opening.