Vehicle Care; Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools; Storing the Flat Tire and Tools- Page 313

2022 Buick Encore GX Owner Manual

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Vehicle Care
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Buick Encore GX Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-

15481080) - 2022 - CRC - 6/1/21

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Vehicle Care

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Warning

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.

11. Reinstall the wheel nuts. Turn each nut

clockwise, by hand, until the wheel is
held against the hub.

12. Lower the vehicle by turning the wheel

wrench counterclockwise. Lower the jack
completely.

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Warning

Wheel nuts that are improperly or
incorrectly tightened can cause the
wheels to become loose or come off. The
wheel nuts should be tightened with a
torque wrench to the proper torque
specification after replacing. Follow the
torque specification supplied by the
aftermarket manufacturer when using
accessory locking wheel nuts. See

Capacities and Specifications

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for

original equipment wheel nut torque
specifications.

Caution

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

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Specifications

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for the wheel nut

torque specification.

13. Tighten the wheel nuts firmly with the

wheel wrench in a crisscross sequence, as
shown.

Caution

Wheel covers will not fit on the vehicle's
compact spare. If you try to put a wheel
cover on the compact spare, the cover or
the spare could be damaged.

Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools

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Warning

Storing a jack, a tire, or other equipment
in the passenger compartment of the
vehicle could cause injury. In a sudden
stop or collision, loose equipment could
strike someone. Store all these in the
proper place.

Storing the Flat Tire and Tools

1. Return the jack and tools to their original

storage location.

2. Replace the load floor.
3. Place the flat tire, lying flat, in the rear

storage compartment.

4. Attach one end of the strap to a cargo

tie-down in the rear of the vehicle.

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  • 11. Reinstall the wheel nuts.
  • 12. Lower the vehicle by turning the wheel wrench counterclockwise.
  • 13. Tighten the wheel nuts firmly with the wheel wrench in a crisscross sequence, as shown.
  • 1. Return the jack and tools to their original storage location.
  • 2. Replace the load floor.
  • 3. Place the flat tire, lying flat, in the rear storage compartment.
  • 4. Attach one end of the strap to a cargo tie-down in the rear of the vehicle.

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