Removing The Spare Tire Or Spare Tire And Tether - Ford 2009 Escape Hybrid Owner's Manual

Roadside Emergencies
Removing the spare tire or spare tire and tether (if equipped)
1. Insert the lug wrench through the
access hole in the rear bumper.
2. Turn the handle counterclockwise
and lower the spare tire until it can
be slid rearward and the cable is
slack.
3. Slide the retainer through the
center of the wheel.
If equipped with a tether,
perform the following additional
steps:
4. Lift the spare tire on end to
access tether attachment (1).
5. Use the lug wrench to remove the
lug nut from the spare tire tether.
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2009 Escape Hybrid (ehv)
Owners Guide, 2nd Printing
USA (fus)