■Getting Ready to Change the Tire

Getting Ready to Replace the Flat Tire

  1. Push the rear edge of the handle on the floor lid and open the lid.
  2. Pull and remove the cover. Take the wheel nut wrench and jack-handle bar out of the rear side compartment. Loosen the strap, then take the jack out.
  3. Remove the cover and the rubber plug on the cargo area lining to access the shaft for the spare tire hoist. Put the wheel nut wrench with the jack handle bar on the hoist shaft. Turn the wrench to the left to lower the spare tire to the ground.
  4. Keep turning the wheel nut wrench to crate slack in the cable. Remove the bracket from the spare tire.
  5. Place the compact spare tire (wheel side up) under the vehicle body, near the tire that needs to be replaced.
  6. Loosen each wheel nut about one turn using the wheel nut wrench.
Parent topic: Changing a Tire