■Getting Ready to Change the Tire

Getting Ready to Replace the Flat Tire

  1. Push the rear edge of the handle on the cargo floor lid and open the lid.
  2. Lift the secondary lid, then remove the hook from the bottom of the lid.
  3. Attach the hook onto the weather seal lip.
  4. Unlock the cargo bin by turning the two locks. Remove the cargo bin from the vehicle.
  5. Unscrew the spare tire bolt and slide the tire to the rear of the vehicle. Remove the spare tire from vehicle.
  6. Pull out the wheel nut wrench, jack handle bar, storage bag, and jack from the tool case.
  7. Place the spare tire (wheel side up) under the vehicle body, near the tire that needs to be replaced.
  8. Loosen each wheel nut about one turn using the wheel nut wrench.
Parent topic: Changing a Tire