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2. If your vehicle has this

aluminum wheel, it may
have plastic wheel nut
caps. Use the wheel nut
wrench to remove the
wheel nut caps and to
loosen the wheel nuts.

3. When reinstalling the decorative nut caps, tighten the

caps snugly with the wheel wrench, then continue
one

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quarter turn to secure plastic caps.

When reinstalling the wheel cover, carefully line up the
tire valve stem and the notch in the wheel cover.

Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the
Spare Tire

1. Use the wheel wrench to loosen the wheel nuts, but

don’t remove them yet.

2. The jack has a bolt at the end. Attach the wheel

wrench to the bolt to create a jack handle.