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Practical hints
Flat tire
Flat tire
Preparing the vehicle
̈ Park the vehicle as far as possible from
moving traffic on a hard surface.
̈ Turn on the hazard warning flashers.
̈ Engage the steering wheel lock in the
straight ahead position and set the
parking brake.
̈ Move the selector lever to P (manual
transmission to first or reverse gear).
̈ Have any passenger exit the vehicle at
a safe distance from the roadway.
Mounting the spare wheel
̈ Prepare the vehicle as described under
"Preparing the vehicle" on this page.
̈ Take the spare wheel out of the trunk
as described on (
୴ page 281) (full size
tire spare wheel) or (
୴ page 282)
(Minispare wheel).
Lifting the vehicle
̈ Prevent the vehicle from rolling away
by blocking wheels with wheel chocks
(not included) or other sizable objects.
When changing wheel on a level surface:
̈ Place one chock in front of and one
behind the wheel that is diagonally
opposite to the wheel being changed.
When changing wheel on a hill:
̈ Place chocks on the downhill side
blocking both wheels of the other axle.
̈ Take the two-piece wheel wrench and
the jack out of the trunk (
୴ page 279).
Assemble wheel wrench.
Warning! G
The jack is designed exclusively for jacking
up the vehicle at the jack take-up brackets
built into both sides of the vehicle. To help
avoid personal injury, use the jack only to lift
the vehicle during a wheel change. Never
get beneath the vehicle while it is supported
by the jack. Keep hands and feet away from
the area under the lifted vehicle. Always
firmly set parking brake and block wheels
before raising vehicle with jack.
Do not disengage parking brake while the
vehicle is raised. Be certain that the jack is
always vertical (plumb line) when in use, es-
pecially on hills. Always try to use the jack
on level surface. Make sure that the jack
arm is fully seated in the jack take-up
bracket. Always lower the vehicle onto suffi-
cient capacity jackstands before working
under the vehicle.
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