Ford 1996 Windstar Manual page 270

use the wheel for any other type of vehicle
drive through an automatic car wash. Because the temporary
spare tire is smaller than a conventional tire, it reduces the
ground clearance. Your vehicle may get caught in the rails
and it could be damaged.
Finding the spare tire
The spare tire is stored underneath your vehicle, directly below
the cargo area.
Removing the spare tire
Open the liftgate and find the plastic hex nut cover in the
1.
carpeting of the cargo area. Lift the cover to expose the hex
nut.
The spare tire cover
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