clock BUICK RANDEZVOUS 2007 Owner's Guide

{CAUTION:
Raising your 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 t the jack lift head into
the proper location before raising the
vehicle.
4. Attach the folding
wrench to the jack,
and turn the wrench
clockwise to raise
the jack head
3 inches (7.6 cm).5. Raise the vehicle by turning the folding
wrench clockwise in the jack. Raise the
vehicle far enough off the ground so that
there is enough room for the spare tire to t
under the wheel well.
6. Remove all the wheel nuts and take off the
at tire.
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8. Lower the vehicle by attaching the folding
wrench to the jack and turning the wrench
counterclockwise. Lower the jack completely.
{CAUTION:
Incorrect wheel nuts or improperly
tightened wheel nuts can cause the wheel
to come loose and even come off. This
could lead to an accident. Be sure to use
the correct wheel nuts. If you have to
replace them, be sure to get new GM
original equipment wheel nuts. Stop
somewhere as soon as you can and have
the nuts tightened with a torque wrench
to the proper torque specication. See
Capacities and Specifications on page 469
for wheel nut torque specication.
Notice: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 specication. See
Capacities and Specifications on page 469for
the wheel nut torque specication.
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To release the spare tire from the secondary latch,
do the following:
{CAUTION:
Someone standing too close during the
procedure could be injured by the jack. If
the spare tire does not slide off the jack
completely, make sure no one is behind
you or on either side of you as you pull
the jack out from the spare.
1. If the cable is not visible, start this procedure
at Step 3.
2. Turn the folding wrench counterclockwise until
approximately 6 inches (15 cm) of cable is
exposed.3. Attach the folding wrench to the jack and
raise the jack at least 10 turns.
4. Place the jack under the vehicle, ahead of the
rear bumper. Position the center lift point of
the jack under the center of the spare tire.
5. Turn the folding wrench clockwise to raise the
jack until it lifts the secondary latch spring.
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6. Keep raising the jack until the spare tire stops
moving upward and is held rmly in place.
This lets you know that the secondary
latch has released and the spare tire is
balancing on the jack.
7. Lower the jack by turning the folding wrench
counterclockwise. Keep lowering the jack until
the spare tire slides off the jack.8. Disconnect the folding wrench from the jack
and carefully remove the jack. Use one hand
to push against the spare tire while rmly
pulling the jack out from under the spare tire
with the other hand.
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9. Tilt the retainer and slip it through the wheel
opening when the spare tire has been
completely lowered.
10. Turn the folding wrench clockwise to raise the
cable back up if the cable is hanging.
Have the hoist assembly inspected as soon as
you can. You will not be able to store a spare tire
using the hoist assembly until it has been
repaired or replaced.Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools
Storing the Flat Tire (Vehicles without
Stowable Seat and without Rear
Convenience Center)
A. D-Ring
B. Wing Nut
C. J-HookD. Valve Stem
E. Full-Size Tire
1. Flip up the D-ring located in the rear cargo area.
2. Lay the tire in the rear cargo area of the
vehicle with the valve stem up with the
center hole of the tire over the D-ring.
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{CAUTION:
The underbody-mounted spare tire needs
to be stored with the valve stem pointing
down. If the spare tire is stored with
the valve stem pointing upwards, its
secondary latch will not work properly and
the spare tire could loosen and suddenly
fall from your vehicle. If this happened
when your vehicle was being driven, the
tire might contact a person or another
vehicle, causing injury and, of course,
damage to itself as well. Be sure the
underbody-mounted spare tire is stored
with its valve stem pointing down.
1. Lay the compact spare tire on the ground at
the rear of the vehicle. Position the compact
spare tire so that the valve stem is pointed
down facing the rear of the vehicle.
2. Lower the cable to the ground. SeeRemoving
the Spare Tire and Tools on page 429.3. Tilt the retainer downward and slip it through
the center hole of the spare tire.
Make sure the retainer is fully seated across
the underside of the wheel.
4. Attach the folding wrench to the hoist shaft.
5. Turn the folding wrench clockwise to lift
the spare tire.
6. When the tire reaches the stabilizer bar, move
the tire over the bar, then continue to turn the
folding wrench clockwise to lift the spare tire.
7. When the tire is almost in the stored position,
turn the tire so that the valve stem is towards
the rear of the vehicle.
This will help when you check and maintain
tire pressure in the spare.
8. Raise the tire fully against the underside of the
vehicle. Continue turning the folding wrench
until you feel more than two clicks. This
indicates that the compact spare tire is secure
and the cable is tight. The spare tire hoist
cannot be overtightened.
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