Removing the Flat Tire and
Installing the Spare Tire
Your vehicle may have aluminum wheels with exposed
wheel nuts. Use the wheel wrench to loosen all the
wheel nuts. Do not remove them yet.
Or, your vehicle may have steel wheels with plastic
covers.
To remove the plastic covers and wheel nut caps,
loosen the plastic nut caps with the wheel wrench in a
counterclockwise direction. If needed, finish loosening
them with your fingers. The plastic nut caps will not
come off.
Use the flat end of the wheel wrench and pry along the
edge of the cover until it comes off. The edge of the
wheel cover could be sharp, so do not try to remove it
with your bare hands. Do not drop the cover or lay
it face down, as it could become scratched or damaged.
Store the wheel cover in the trunk until the flat tire is
repaired or replaced.
Once you have removed the wheel cover, use the
following procedure to remove the flat tire and install the
spare tire.
1. Do a safety check before proceeding. See Changing
a Flat Tire on page 5-78 for more information.
2. Turn the wheel wrench
once on each wheel
nut to loosen them.
Do not remove
them yet.
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