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What
do I do no w ?
- To help prevent the vehicle from moving
sudden ly and possibly slipping off the
jack, always fully set the parking brake
and block the wheel diagonally opposite
the wheel being changed with the fold-
ing chocks or other objects. When one
front whee l is lifted off the gro und, plac-
ing the Aut omat ic Transm iss ion in "P"
(Park) will not prevent the vehicle from
moving .
- Before you change a wheel, be sure the
ground is level and firm . If necessa ry,
use a sturdy board under the jack.
- After installing the spare tire, make sure
that you replace the f lat ti re/wheel in its
storage area properly and tighten the
knurled retain ing screw secu rely.
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Note
If you are chang ing the wheel on a steep
incline, use a rock or similar object to
block the opposite wheel to prevent the
veh icle from moving.
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Tips
Obey all laws .
Changing a wheel
When you change a wheel, follow the se-
quence described below step -by-step and in
exactly that order.
1.
Remove the decorative wheel cover* or
the wheel bolt caps*. For more det ails see
also ¢ page 255, Decorative wheel cov-
ers or ¢ page 255, Wheels with wheel
bolt caps.
2 . Loosen the wheel bolts ¢ page 255.
3. Locate the proper mount ing point for the
jack and align the jack below that point
¢ page 256 .
4 .
Lift
the car with the jack ¢ page 256 .
S. Remove the wheel with the flat tire and
then install the spare tire ¢page 257.
6. Tighten all wheel bolts lightly.
7. lowe r the vehicle with the jack .
8. Use the wheel bolt wrench and firmly
tighten all wheel bolts in a crisscross pat-
te rn ¢ page 255.
9. Replace the decorati ve wheel cover* or
the wheel bolt caps*.
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WARNING
Always read and fo llow all WARNINGS and
info rmat ion¢ .&. in Raising the vehicle on
page 256 and ¢ page 258.
After changing a wheel
A wheel change is not complete without the
doing the following .
.,. Always store the vehicle tool kit, the jack*,
and the replaced tire in the luggage com-
partme nt ¢ page 130.
.,. Check the tire pressure of the spare tire as
soon as possible.
.,. As soon as poss ible, have t he t ightening
torque s on all whee l bolts chec ked with a
to rque wrenc h. The correct tighte ning tor -
que is 90 ft lbs. (120 Nm).
.,. Have the flat tire replaced as soon as possi-
ble.
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Tips
- If you notice that the wheel bolts a re
corroded and difficult to turn while
chang ing a tire, they shou ld be rep laced
before you check the tightening torque.
- Drive at reduced speed until you have the
tightening torques checked.
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