
Turn the tire hold-down wing bolt counterclockwise.
Store the tire in the reverse order of removal.
To prevent the spare tire and tools from “rattling” while the vehicle is in motion, store them properly.

If it is hard to loosen the tire hold-down wing bolt by hand, you can loosen it easily using the jack handle.
1. Put the jack handle (1) inside of the tire hold-down wing bolt.
2. Turn the tire hold-down wing bolt counterclockwise with the jack handle.
WARNING
Ensure the spare tire retainer is properly aligned with the center of the spare tire to prevent the spare tire from “rattling”.
Otherwise, it may cause the spare tire to fall off the carrier and lead to an accident.
The jack, jack handle, wheel lug nut wrench are stored in the luggage compartment. Pull up the luggage box cover to reach this equipment. 1. Jack handle 2.
1. Park on a level surface and apply the parking brake firmly. 2. Shift the shift lever into R (Reverse) with manual transaxle or P (Park) with automatic transaxle.
Components and components location Component Repair procedures Removal 1.Disconnect the negative(-) battery terminal. 2.Remove the crash pad lower panel. (Refer to Body - "Crash Pad Lower Panel") 3.Remove the steering column upper and lower shrouds.
Repair procedures Inspection 1.In the body electrical system, failure can be quickly diagnosed by using the vehicle diagnostic system (KDS/GDS).The diagnostic system (KDS/GDS) provides the following information.(1)Self diagnosis : Checking failure and code number (DTC)(2) Current data : Checking the system input/output data state (3)Actuation