- If your vehicle has wheel covers, loosen the four plastic caps by hand or by using the wheel wrench. The plastic nuts do not come off.
- Remove the wheel cover using the flat end of the jack handle or the screwdriver. Pry along the edge of the wheel cover until it comes off.
- Use the wheel wrench to loosen all the wheel nuts. Do not remove them yet.
- Locate the notch in the frame near each wheel which the jack head fits in.
- Position the jack and raise the jack head until it fits firmly into the notch in the vehicle's frame nearest the flat tire.
- Put the compact spare tire near you.
- Insert the jack handle into the jack and the wheel wrench onto the end of the jack handle.
- Raise the vehicle by turning the wheel wrench clockwise. Raise the vehicle far enough off the ground so there is enough room for the spare tire to fit underneath the wheel well.
- Remove all of the wheel nuts by turning them counterclockwise.
- Remove the flat tire.
- Place the compact spare tire on the wheel-mounting surface.
- Install the wheel nuts with the rounded end of the nuts toward the wheel. Tighten each nut by hand clockwise until the wheel is held against the hub.
- Lower the vehicle by turning the wheel wrench counterclockwise. Lower the jack completely.
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.
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.
Remove any rust or dirt from the wheel bolts, mounting surfaces and spare wheel.
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.
Caution: Incorrect or improperly tightened wheel nuts can cause the wheel to come loose and even come off. This could lead to a crash. If you have to replace them, be sure to get new original equipment wheel nuts. Stop somewhere as soon as you can and have the nuts tightened with a torque wrench to the proper torque specification. See Capacities and Specifications for wheel nut torque specification.
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. See Capacities and Specifications for the wheel nut torque specification.
Tighten the wheel nuts firmly in a crisscross sequence, as shown.
