Buick 2006 manual Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools, Storing the Spare Tire

Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools

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Storing a jack, a tire, or other equipment in the passenger compartment of the vehicle could cause injury. In a sudden stop or collision, loose equipment could strike someone. Store all these in the proper place.

Storing the Spare Tire

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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 won’t

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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.

To store the spare tire, do the following:

1.Lay the tire near the rear of the vehicle with the valve stem down.

2.Remove the small center cap by tapping the back of the cap with the extension of the shaft, if the vehicle has aluminum wheels.

3.Slide the cable retainer through the center of the wheel and start to raise the tire.

Make sure the retainer is fully seated across the underside of the wheel.

4.When the tire is almost in the stored position, turn the tire so the valve is towards the rear of the vehicle.

This will help when you check and maintain tire pressure in the spare.

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