■Getting Ready to Change the Tire

  1. Open the cargo area floor lid.
  2. Take the tool case out. Take the jack, jack handle bar, and wheel nut wrench out of the tool case.
  3. Unscrew the wing bolt, and remove the spacer cone. Then, remove the spare tire.
  4. Keep turning the wheel nut wrench to crate slack in the cable. Remove the bracket from the spare tire.
  5. Place the spare tire (wheel side up) under the vehicle body, near the tire that needs to be replaced.
  6. For models with a wheel cover, put the flat tip of the jack handle bar into the edge of the wheel cover and carefully pry the edge up to remove the cover.
  7. Loosen each wheel nut about one turn using the wheel nut wrench.
Parent topic: Changing a Tire