If a tire goes flat, avoid further tire and wheel damage by driving slowly to a level place. Turn on your hazard warning flashers.

Caution: Changing a tire can be dangerous. The vehicle can slip off the jack and roll over or fall on you or other people. You and they could be badly injured or even killed. Find a level place to change your tire. To help prevent the vehicle from moving:

1. Set the parking brake firmly.
2. Put the shift lever in P (Park).
3. Turn off the engine and do not restart while the vehicle is raised.
4. Do not allow passengers to remain in the vehicle.

The following steps will tell you how to use the jack and change a tire.

The jacking equipment you'll need is stored along the driver's side inner rear quarter panel. In some cases, you may have to remove the spare tire in order to reach the jack. Your vehicle is also equipped with work gloves and a plastic ground mat to assist in the changing of a flat tire.

The following instructions explain how to remove the spare tire, depending on where it is mounted on your vehicle. See Compact Spare Tire or Spare Tire for more information about the spare.

To remove your jack cover, pull up on the latch(es) on the cover. Remove the wheel blocks, jack and wheel wrench.

Notice: If you remove or restow a tire from/to the storage position under the vehicle when it is supported by a jack, you could damage the tire and/or your vehicle. Always remove or restow a tire when the vehicle is on the ground.





To remove the underbody-mounted spare, insert the chisel end of the wheel wrench, on an angle, into the hoist shaft hole in the rear bumper. Be sure the chisel end of the wheel wrench connects into the hoist shaft.

1. Turn the wheel wrench counterclockwise to lower the spare tire. Keep turning the wheel wrench until the spare tire has been completely lowered. Tilt the retainer at the end of the cable and pull it through the wheel opening. Pull the tire out from under the vehicle.

Notice: If you drive away before the spare tire or secondary latch system cable has been reinstalled, you could damage your vehicle. Always reinstall this cable before driving your vehicle.

If you have an inside-mounted spare tire, the tire must be removed in order to have access to the jack storage.

To remove an inside-mounted spare tire, reach into your tire's cover and unscrew the wing nut at the center of the wheel. Remove it and the retainer. Unhook the tire from the mounting bracket and remove the cover.

To remove a rear-mounted spare tire, first make sure that the carrier arm is fully-latched to the tailgate. Then remove the spare tire cover.

If you have this feature, the locking wheel nut can be removed by snapping the rubber weather cover off the face of the lock case.

Insert the key and pull the lock case straight off. It is not necessary to turn the key.

Put the spare tire near the flat tire.

The tools you'll be using include the jack (A) and wheel wrench (B). Your vehicle may also have an optional hub cap removal tool.

Position the chisel end of your wheel wrench, or the hub cap removal tool (if equipped), in the notch of the hub cap and pry off the hub cap.

Some of the molded plastic hub caps have imitation wheel nuts molded into them. The wheel wrench won't fit these imitation nuts, so don't try to remove them with the socket end of the wheel wrench.

If you have individual wheel nut caps that cover each nut, they must be removed in order to get to the wheel nuts. Use the socket end of the wheel wrench to remove the wheel nut caps.

Your wheel nut caps may attach your hub cap to the wheel. Remove these wheel nut caps before you take off the hub cap.

1. Using the wheel wrench, loosen all the wheel nuts. Don't remove them yet.
2. Turn the jack handle clockwise to raise the jack lift head.
3. Fit the jack into the appropriate hole nearest the flat tire.




Front Frame Hole

Rear Frame Hole (2-Door) or Spring Hanger Hole (4-Door)

Caution: Getting under a vehicle when it is jacked up is dangerous. If the vehicle slips off the jack you could be badly injured or killed. Never get under a vehicle when it is supported only by a jack.

Caution: Raising your vehicle with the jack improperly positioned can damage the vehicle and even make the vehicle fall. To help avoid personal injury and vehicle damage, be sure to fit the jack lift head into the proper location before raising the vehicle.




4. Raise the vehicle by turning the jack handle clockwise. Raise the vehicle far enough off the ground so there is enough room for the spare tire to fit underneath the wheel well.
5. Remove all the wheel nuts and take off the flat tire.




Remove any rust or dirt from the wheel bolts, mounting surfaces and spare wheel.

Caution: Rust or dirt on a wheel or other parts to which it is fastened, can make the wheel nuts become loose and eventually the wheel could come off and cause a crash. Always remove all rust and dirt from wheels and other parts.

Caution: Never use oil or grease on bolts or nuts because the nuts might come loose. The vehicle's wheel could fall off, causing a crash.

6. Place the spare on the wheel mounting surface.




Put the nuts on by hand. Make sure the rounded end is toward the wheel.

7. Tighten each nut by hand until the wheel is held against the hub. If a nut can't be turned by hand, use the wheel wrench and see your dealer as soon as possible.



8. Lower the vehicle by turning the jack handle counterclockwise. Lower the jack completely.




Use the wrench to tighten the wheel nuts firmly in a crisscross sequence as shown.

Caution: Incorrect wheel nuts or improperly tightened wheel nuts can cause the wheel to become loose and even come off. This could lead to an accident. Be sure to use the correct wheel nuts. If you have to replace them, be sure to get new GM original equipment wheel nuts. Stop somewhere as soon as you can and have the nuts tightened with a torque wrench to 100 lb-ft (140 N·m).

Notice: Improperly tightened wheel nuts can lead to brake pulsation and rotor damage. To avoid expensive brake repairs, evenly tighten the wheel nuts in the proper sequence and to the proper torque specification.

Caution: Storing a jack, a tire, or other equipment in the passenger compartment of the vehicle could cause injury. In a sudden stop or collision, loose equipment could strike someone. Store all these in the proper place.

Notice: An aluminum wheel with a flat tire should always be stored under the vehicle with the hoist. However, storing it that way for an extended period could damage the wheel. To avoid this, have the tire repaired as soon as possible.

Follow this diagram to store the underbody-mounted spare.

1. Retainer

2. Valve Stem (Pointed Down)

3. Spare or Flat Tire

4. Spring

5. Wheel Wrench

6. Lower

7. Raise

8. Hoist Arm

1. Put the tire on the ground at the rear of the vehicle, with the valve stem pointed down and to the rear.
2. Pull the retainer through the wheel.
3. Put the chisel end of the wheel wrench, on an angle, through the hole in the rear bumper and into the hoist shaft.
4. Raise the tire fully against the underside of the vehicle by turning the wrench clockwise until you hear two clicks or feel it skip twice. The spare tire hoist cannot be overtightened.



5. Make sure the tire is stored securely. Push, pull, and then try to turn the tire. If the tire moves, use the wheel wrench to tighten the cable.

Follow this diagram for the inside-mounted spare.





Spare or Flat Tire

Retainer

Nut

Wheel Carrier

Hook

Follow this diagram for the rear-mounted spare.





Wheel Carrier

Spare or Flat Tire

Wheel Nut and Locking Nut Cylinder (If Equipped)

6. Reinstall the locking wheel nut using the wheel wrench. Then push the lock case onto the lug nut until it stops. The key does not have to be inserted into the lock. Push the lock case to be sure it is secured. The special lug nut and lock case is not intended to be used on any road wheel, only on the spare wheel carrier. Tighten the nuts on the wheel carrier to 22 to 32 lb-ft (30 to 40 N·m).

Caution: Make sure the tire and spare tire carrier are secure. Driving with the tire or carrier unlatched could injure pedestrians or damage the vehicle.

7. Return the jack, wheel wrench and wheel blocks to the proper location in your vehicle's rear area. Secure the items and replace the jack cover.

Use the following diagram as a guide.

1. Retainer

2. Rubber Band (Some Models)

3. Jack Storage Cover

4. Wheel Blocks

5. Hub Cap Removal Tool (Some Models)

6. Wheel Wrench

7. Jack

8. Jacking Instructions (roll and place instructions above the jack after it is installed)