4. Rotate the lug wrench handle counterclockwise
until the spare tire is on the ground with enough
cable slack to allow you to pull it out from under
the vehicle.
Rotating The Lug Wrench Handle
5. Pull the spare tire out from under the vehicle to
gain access to the spare tire retainer.
Pulling The Spare Tire Out
6. Lift the spare tire with one hand to give clearance
to tilt the retainer at the end of the cable.
7.
Pull the retainer through the center of the wheel.
Disengaging The Retainer
J
ACKING
I
NSTRUCTIONS
WARNING!
Carefully follow these tire changing warnings to help
prevent personal injury or damage to your vehicle:
●
Always park on a firm, level surface as far from the
edge of the roadway as possible before raising the
vehicle.
●
Turn on the Hazard Warning Flashers.
●
Apply the parking brake firmly and set the
transmission in PARK.
●
Block the wheel diagonally opposite the wheel to
be raised.
●
Never start or run the engine with the vehicle on a
jack.
●
Do not let anyone sit in the vehicle when it is on a
jack.
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WARNING!
●
Do not get under the vehicle when it is on a jack. If
you need to get under a raised vehicle, take it to a
service center where it can be raised on a lift.
●
Only use the jack in the positions indicated and for
lifting this vehicle during a tire change.
●
If working on or near a roadway, be extremely
careful of motor traffic.
●
To assure that spare tires, flat or inflated, are
securely stowed, spares must be stowed with the
valve stem facing the ground.
Jack Warning Label
CAUTION!
Do not attempt to raise the vehicle by jacking on
locations other than those indicated in the Jacking
Instructions for this vehicle.
1. Remove the spare tire, jack, and tools from the
stored location.
2. Using the lug wrench, loosen the wheel nuts (but
do not remove), by turning them counterclockwise
one turn while the wheel is still on the ground.
288 IN CASE OF EMERGENCY