SSANGYONG REXTON Owner's Manual page 199

8. Use a wedge, block of wood, or rocks
in front of and behind the tyre that is di-
agonal from the tyre you plan to change.
Failure to follow these safety precautions
can cause your vehicle to slip off the jack
possibly causing serious injury.
WARNING
When refitting the spare tyre to the
carrier, please follow
instructions:.
1. Lay the tyre flat on the ground and
ensure the outer surface of the
wheel rim is facing DOWN (tyre
valve stem facing down).
2. Locate the carrier cradle correctly
through the centre of the rim.
3. When securing the tyre in the car-
rier, ensure that it is seated against
the floor pan correctly and do not
overtighten.
4. If the spare tyre is in flat, you must
keep it in the luggage room.
Changing a Wheel
these
1. Remove the spare wheel from stowage
area with jacking tools.
2. Use the wheel wrench to loosen the
wheel nuts one turn each.
3. Insert the jack connection rod and the
wheel wrench into the jack.
4. Rotate the jack connection rod clockwise
to raise the lift head slightly.
Do not remove any of the nuts until
you have raised that wheel off the
ground.
CAUTION
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Front Jack up point
5. Locate the jack at proper position.
6. Place the jack vertically at the front or
rear jacking location closest to the wheel
you plan to change.
7. Jack up the vehicle by rotating the jack
connection rod clockwise until the tyre
is off ground about 1inch (3 cm).
8. As the jack begins to raise the vehicle,
make sure jack is properly placed so it
will not slip.
9. Remove wheel nuts completely by turn-
ing counterclockwise.
10. Remove tyre and wheel.
11. Mount spare tyre on the wheel hub.