Removing The Flat Tire And Installing The Spare Tire (Sport Model) - Chevrolet 2008 Cobalt Owner's Manual

Removing the Flat Tire and Installing
the Spare Tire (Sport Model)
Sport Model Only
The Sport Model has larger performance brakes than
the Base Model. The compact spare tire will not
clear the front brakes.
Do not use the compact spare tire in the event of a
front flat tire.
You must use the rear tire to replace the front flat tire.
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To change the rear road tire:
Rear Tire Changing Procedure
1. Do a safety check before proceeding. See Changing
a Flat Tire on page 5-74 for more information.
2. If your vehicle has plastic wheel covers, use the
wheel wrench to loosen the plastic wheel nut caps.
Once the plastic wheel nut caps have been
loosened with the wheel wrench, you can finish
loosening them with your fingers. The plastic
nut caps do not come off.