CADILLAC SEVILLE 1995 4.G Owners Manual

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine C.GING A FLAT TIRE
If a tire goes flat, avoid further tire and wheel damage by driving slowly to
a level place. Turn on your hazard warning flashers.
The following steps will tell you how
to use the jack and change a tire.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 1. The equipment
you’ll need
is in the
trunk under the
spare tire cover.
Rotate the plastic
wing nut and
remove the cover.
2. Remove the wing
nut that secures the
jack and wheel
wrench and remove
them from the
trunk.
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wrench
to the jack
bolt and rotate it
clockwise. That
will raise the lift
head a little.
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4. There is a center
wheel cover on your
aluminum wheel.
I Use the flat end of
the wheel wrench,
I prying along the
edge
of this cover
until it comes
off.
Be careful not to
I scratch the
aluminum wheel
edge. Don't try to
remove it with
your
hands.
I 5. Using the wheel
wrench, loosen all
I the wheel nuts. Do
not remove them
yet.
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under the vehicle.
Your vehicle has a
notch on the frame
near each
of the
wheels
(A Front
and
B Rear). Fit
the lift head into
the notch nearest
the wheel with the
flat tire.
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rotating the wheel
wrench clockwise.
Raise the vehicle
high enough
off the
ground
so the tire
can be removed.
1 8. Remove allof the
1 off the flat tire.
wheel nuts and take

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or dirt from the
wheel bolts,
mounting surfaces
and spare wheel.
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the wheel
mounting surface.
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7 10. Replace the wheel
nuts with the
rounded end
of the
nuts toward the
wheel. Tighten
each nut by
hand
until the wheel is
held against the
hub.
11. Lower the vehicle
by rotating the
wheel wrench
counterclockwise.
Lower the jack
completely.
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nuts firmly
in a
criss-cross
sequence as shown.
Don’t try to put a wheel cover
on your compact spare tire. It won’t fit. Store
the wheel cover in the trunk until
you have the flat tire repaired or replaced.
NOTICE:
Wheel covers won’t fit on your compact spare. If you try to put a
wheel cover
on your compact spare, you could damage the cover
or the spare.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine COMPACT SPARE TIRE
Although the compact spare was fully inflated when your vehicle was new,
it can lose air after a time. Check the inflation pressure regularly. It
should be
60 psi (420 kPa). After installing the compact spare on your
vehicle, you should stop as soon as possible and make sure your spare tire
is correctly inflated. The compact spare
is made to perform well at posted
speed limits for distances up to
3,000 miles (5 000 km), so you can finish
your trip and have your full-size tire repaired
or replaced where you want.
Of course, it’s best to replace your spare
with a full-size tire as soon as
you can. Your spare will last longer and be
in good shape in case you need
it again.
1 NOTICE:
Don’t take your compact spare through an automatic car wash
with guide rails. The compact spare can get caught on the rails.
That can damage the tire and wheel, and maybe other parts
of
your vehicle.
Don’t use your compact spare on some other vehicle.
And don’t mix your compact spare or wheel with other wheels or tires.
They won’t fit. Keep your spare and its wheel together.
NOTICE:
Tire chains won’t fit your compact spare. Using them will
damage your vehicle and destroy the chains too. Don’t use tire
chains on your compact spare.
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