Removing The Flat Tire And Installing The Spare Tire - Buick 2004 Park Avenue Owner's Manual

Removing the Flat Tire and Installing
the Spare Tire
1. If your vehicle is equipped with the 8 inch (20 cm)
hubcap, use the wheel wrench to begin loosening
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.
Once the plastic wheel nuts have been loosened,
pull the hubcap off by hand.
If your vehicle is equipped with either the 2 1/2 inch
(6 cm) or the 4 inch (10 cm) hubcap, first remove
the decorative nut caps using the wheel wrench.
2. Then use the wheel wrench to loosen the wheel
nuts, but do not remove them yet.
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3. The jack has a bolt at
the end. Attach the
wheel wrench to
the bolt to create a
jack handle.
4. Turn the wheel wrench counterclockwise to lower
the jack head until it fits under the vehicle.
5. Near each wheel well is a notch in the plastic trim
panel to position the jack head. You will find the word
JACK and an arrow stamped into the plastic near
each notch. Position the jack under the vehicle and
raise the jack head until it fits firmly against the sheet
metal next to the word JACK. Do not raise the vehicle
yet. Put the compact spare tire near you.