Vehicle Care; Removing the Flat Tire and; Installing the Spare Tire- Page 358

2012 Buick Regal User Manual

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Seats and Restraints
Instruments and Controls
Driving and Operating
Vehicle Care
Customer Information
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Buick Regal Owner Manual - 2012

10-84

Vehicle Care

Removing the Flat Tire and

Installing the Spare Tire

Take off the wheel cover or center
cap, if the vehicle has one, to reach
the wheel bolts.
1. Do a safety check before

proceeding. See

If a Tire Goes

Flat on page 10

65

for more

information.

2. Turn the wheel wrench

counterclockwise to loosen and
remove the wheel nut caps.

Do not try to remove plastic caps
from the cover or center cap.

3. Pull the cover or center cap

away from the wheel. Store the
wheel cover in the cargo area
until you have the flat tire
repaired or replaced.

4. Turn the wheel wrench

counterclockwise to loosen all
the wheel nuts, but do not
remove them yet.

5. Place the jack near the flat tire.

6. Put the compact spare tire

near you.

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WARNING

Getting under a vehicle when it is
jacked up is dangerous. If the
vehicle slips off the jack, you
could be badly injured or killed.
Never get under a vehicle when it
is supported only by a jack.

{

WARNING

Raising the vehicle with the jack
improperly positioned can
damage the vehicle and even
make the vehicle fall. To help
avoid personal injury and vehicle
damage, be sure to fit the jack lift
head into the proper location
before raising the vehicle.

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  • 1. Do a safety check before proceeding.
  • 2. Turn the wheel wrench counterclockwise to loosen and remove the wheel nut caps.
  • 3. Pull the cover or center cap away from the wheel.
  • 4. Turn the wheel wrench counterclockwise to loosen all the wheel nuts, but do not remove them yet.
  • 5. Place the jack near the flat tire.
  • 6. Put the compact spare tire near you.