Secondary Latch System - Pontiac Montana SV6 2007 Owner's Manual

Notice: Wheel covers will not fit on your
compact spare. If you try to put a wheel cover
on the compact spare, you could damage
the cover or the spare.
11. Do not try to put a wheel cover on the
compact spare tire. It will not fit. Store
the wheel cover securely in the rear of the
vehicle until you have the flat tire repaired or
replaced.
10. Tighten the wheel
nuts firmly in a
crisscross sequence,
as shown.

Secondary Latch System

Your vehicle may have an underbody-mounted tire
hoist assembly equipped with a secondary latch
system. It is designed to stop a tire from suddenly
falling off your vehicle if the cable holding the spare
tire is damaged. For the secondary latch to work,
the tire must be stowed with the valve stem
pointing down.
Your vehicle uses the underbody tire hoist
assembly to store either the compact spare or a
flat road tire. See Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and
Tools on page 493 for instructions on storing
the spare or flat tire correctly.
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