Compact Spare Tire; Vehicle Care; Storing a Flat or Spare Tire- Page 268

2015 Buick encore Owner Manual

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In Brief
Seats and Restraints
Instruments and Controls
Driving and Operating
Vehicle Care
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Buick Encore Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-

7707490) - 2015 - crc - 2/4/15

Vehicle Care

10-61

13. Tighten the wheel nuts firmly

with the wheel wrench in a
crisscross sequence, as
shown.

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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 trim cover.

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.

5. Route the strap through the

wheel, as shown.

6. Attach the other end of the strap

to the other cargo tie-down in
the rear of the vehicle.

7. Tighten the strap.

Storing the Compact Spare Tire
and Tools

Reverse the instructions for
removing the spare tire and tools to
store the spare tire.

The compact spare tire is for
temporary use only. Replace the
compact spare tire with a full-size
tire as soon as you can. See

Compact Spare Tire on page 10-61

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Compact Spare Tire

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Warning

Driving with more than one
compact spare tire at a time could
result in loss of braking and
handling. This could lead to a
crash and you or others could be
injured. Use only one compact
spare tire at a time.

If this vehicle has a compact spare
tire, it was fully inflated when new;
however, it can lose air over time.

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  • 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 trim cover.
  • 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.
  • 5. Route the strap through the wheel, as shown.
  • 6. Attach the other end of the strap to the other cargo tie-down in the rear of the vehicle.
  • 7. Tighten the strap.