Removing The Flat Tire And Installing; The Spare Tire - Chevrolet Malibu 2007 Owner's Manual

Removing the Flat Tire and
Installing the Spare Tire
1. It is recommended that you do a safety check
before preceding. See Changing a Flat Tire
on page 418 for more information.
2. If your vehicle has a wheel cover or hubcap
that has plastic wheel nut caps, loosen the
plastic nut caps. You might need to use
the wheel wrench to loosen them. Do not pry
off wheel covers or center caps that have
plastic wheel nut caps.
3. Remove the wheel cover or center cap from
the wheel to locate the wheel nuts.
If your vehicle has a wheel cover or hubcap
without plastic wheel nut caps, gently pry on
the edge of the plastic wheel trim to remove it
from the wheel to locate the wheel nuts.
Store the wheel cover and wheel nut caps in
the trunk until you have the flat tire repaired
or replaced.
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4. Use the wrench to loosen all the wheel nuts.
Do not remove them yet.
5. It is recommended that you do a safety check
before preceding. See Changing a Flat Tire
on page 418 for more information.