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Changingtires
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WARNING
A vehicle can slip or roll off of a
jack causing serious injury or
deathtoyouorthosenearby.Take
thefollowingsafetyprecautions:
• Donot getundera vehiclethat
issupportedbyajack.
• NEVERattempttochangeatire
in the lane of traffic. ALWAYS
movethevehiclecompletelyoff
the road on level, firm ground
away from traffic before trying
to change a tire. If you cannot
find a level, firm place off the
road, call a towing service for
assistance.
• Besuretousethejackprovided
withthevehicle.
• ALWAYS place the jack on the
designatedjackingpositionson
the vehicle and NEVER on the
bumpersoranyotherpartofthe
vehicleforjackingsupport.
• Do not start or run the engine
whilethevehicleisonthejack.
• Do not allow anyone to remain
in the vehiclewhile it is on the
jack.
• Keep children away from the
roadandthevehicle.
Follow these steps to change your
vehicle’s tire:
1. Park on a level, firm surface.
2. Move the shift lever into N (Neutral,
for Automated manual transmis-
sion vehicle) or neutral (for Manual
transmission vehicle), apply the
parking brake, and place the igni-
tion switch in the LOCK/OFF posi-
tion.
3. Press the hazard warning flasher
button.
4. Remove the wheel lug nut wrench,
jack, jack handle, and spare tire
from the vehicle.
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5. Block both the front and rear of the
tire diagonally opposite of the tire
you are changing.
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6. Loosen the wheel lug nuts counter-
clockwise one turn each in the
order shown above, but do not
remove any lug nuts until the tire
has been raised off of the ground.