Kia Sorento 2023 Owner's Manual page 527

What to do in an emergency
4. Use the wheel lug nut wrench to
loosen the bolt enough to lower the
spare tire.
Turn the wrench counterclockwise
until the spare tire reaches the
ground.
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5. After the spare tire reaches the
ground, continue to turn the wrench
counterclockwise, and draw the spare
tire outside. Never rotate the wrench
excessively, otherwise the spare tire
carrier may be damaged.
6. Remove the retainer (1) from the cen-
ter of the spare tire.
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To store the spare tire:
1. Lay the tire on the ground with the
valve stem facing up.
If you have a flat tire (with spare tire)
2. Place the wheel under the vehicle and
install the retainer (1) through the
wheel center.
3. Turn the wrench clockwise until it
clicks.
WARNING
Touching surface of the luggage room
floor
Do not touch the metal surface of the
luggage room floor while the engine is
operating or hot. Doing so could result in
serious bodily injury.
Turn the engine off and wait until it cools
down or wear gloves to remove the
spare tire from the luggage room.
Changing tires
WARNING
A vehicle can slip or roll off of a jack
causing serious injury or death to you or
those nearby. Take the following safety
precautions:
僅 Never place any portion of your body
under a vehicle that is supported by a
jack.
僅 NEVER attempt to change a tire in the
lane of traffic. ALWAYS move the
vehicle completely off the road on
level, firm ground away from traffic
before trying to change a tire. If you
cannot find a level, firm place off the
road, call a towing service for assis-
tance.
僅 Be sure to use the jack provided with
the vehicle.
僅 ALWAYS place the jack on the desig-
nated jacking positions on the vehicle
and NEVER on the bumpers or any
other part of the vehicle for jacking
support.
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