Jeep Renegade Owner's Handbook Manual page 158

car until it has been brought back
down. No one should remain inside the
car;
if the car has alloy rims, whose
hubcaps cover the bolt, use the
spanner very carefully to remove the
hubcap before lifting the car up;
before lifting up the car, loosen the
bolts on the wheel with the flat tire
without removing them, using spanner
A fig 158. While the tire is still resting on
the ground, you just need to turn the
bolts one turn counter-clockwise;
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position the jack under the car, near
the tire to be changed;
insert the spanner D fig 159 on the
hexagon A of the jack B and turn it
clockwise until the jack bracket is firmly
under the area to be lifted, at the spar
under the door, being careful to keep it
in line with the bracket itself at the mark
indicated by the symbol
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under door coating;
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lift up the car until the tire is off the
ground by a few centimetres;
remove the bolt and the tire (for
versions equipped with a tire cover,
take it off after having loosened the 4
bolts that attach it and then unscrew
the last bolt and remove the tire);
remove the jack spanner and insert
the pin to centre the wheel (in case of
alloy rims) to facilitate mounting the
spare tire;
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make sure the spare tire, where it
comes into contact with the centre, is
clean and has no debris that could later
cause the attachment bolts to loosen;
mount the spare tire;
replace and screw the bolts, without
tightening them;
if you used it, remove the aligning
pin;
on the
lower the car completely using the
jack.
take the spare wheel, jack and wheel
bolt removal key (see fig 156 );
if the vehicle has aluminium rims,
where the hub cap covers the bolts,
use the key with great care to remove
the hub cap before raising the vehicle;
tighten the bolts, alternating from
one bolt to the one opposite, according
to the numerical sequence illustrated in
fig 160. In the case of any doubts
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regarding the bolt tightening torque,
contact a Jeep Dealership;
reposition the jack, the tools, the
chock and the flat tyre inside the
luggage compartment, ensuring that
they are locked correctly.
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IMPORTANT
Should it be absolutely necessary to
operate on the road surface or near it,
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