spare tire location LINCOLN BLACKWOOD 2002 Owners Manual
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CHANGING THE TIRES
If you get a flat tire while driving, do not apply the brake heavily.
Instead, gradually decrease your speed. Hold the steering wheel firmly
and slowly move to a safe place on the side of the road.
Spare tire information
Your vehicle is equipped with a spare tire that may be used as a spare or
a regular tire. The spare is identical to the other tires on your vehicle.
Location of the spare tire and tools
The spare tire and tools for your vehicle are stowed in the following
locations:
Item Location
Spare tire Under the vehicle, just forward of
the rear bumper
Jack, wheel nut wrench,
instructionsBehind the access panel located
behind the rear seat
Jack handle On top of the radiator support at
the front of the engine
compartment
Lock In the glove compartment
Removing the jack and tools
1. Locate the access panel behind the passenger rear seat.
2. Remove the jack by turning the thumbwheel counterclockwise to
relieve tension against the stowage bracket.
3. Remove small end of lug wrench from the small pouch in the bottom
of jack tray.
4. Assemble the lug wrench as shown.
²To assemble, remove the caps
and screw the parts together. To
disassemble, unscrew.
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4. Block the diagonally opposite
wheel.
5. Obtain the spare tire and jack
from their storage locations.
6. Use the tip of the lug wrench to
remove any wheel trim.
7. Loosen each wheel lug nut
one-half turn counterclockwise but
do not remove them until the wheel
is raised off the ground.
8. Position the jack according to the
following guides and turn the jack
handle clockwise until the wheel is
completely off the ground.
When one of the rear wheels is off the ground, the transmission
alone will not prevent the vehicle from moving or slipping off the
jack, even if the transmission is in P (Park). To prevent the vehicle
from moving when you change the tire, be sure that the parking brake
is set and the diagonally opposite wheel is blocked. If the vehicle slips
off the jack, someone could be seriously injured.
²Front
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