Changing a wheel
Spare wheel, jack and tool kit are stowed in the trunk compartment. Make sure that the spare wheel is
secured. Before ra sing the car with the jack be sure it is on firm and level ground.
Warning: Do not crawl or work under the car while it is raised by the
jack.
Before the car is raised with the jack the parking brake should be applied and one of the gears engaged.
With automatic transmission, the selector should be in Park . Block one of the wheels on the opposite
side of the car from the jack.
Note: To avoid excessive tire wear and rebalancing, mark and reinstall wheels in same location and
position as before removal. To lessen the chance of imbalance, each wheel hub is equipped with a
guide stud to ensure that a removed wheel can be reinstalled in its original position.
Removal
Steel wheel: Grasp the wheel cover with both hands and pull off.
Alloy wheel: Pry the center emblem off with a screwdriver. The wheelcover can then be removed by
hand.
Loosen the wheel nuts 1/2-1 turn with the box wrench provided in the tool kit. All of the wheel nuts
have right hand threads which are loosened by turning them counterclockwise.
