2014 Cadillac SRX Owner Manual - Page 338

10-78 Vehicle Care Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools 3. Install the cargo cover. For more information, see Cargo Management System on page 4-5. 4. Place the tire, lying flat, in the rear storage compartment. 16. Tighten the wheel nuts firmly in a crisscross sequence, as shown. 17. Lower the jack all the way and remove the jack from under the vehicle. 18. Tighten the wheel nuts firmly with the wheel wrench. When reinstalling the wheel cover or center cap on the full-size tire, tighten all six plastic caps hand snug with the aid of the wheel wrench and tighten them with the wheel wrench an additional one-quarter of a turn. { Warning 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. To store the flat or spare tire and tools: 1. Open the liftgate. See Liftgate on page 2-13 for more information. 2. Put back all tools as they were stored in the rear storage compartment and put the compartment cover back on. For more information, see "Storing the Compact Spare Tire and Tools" next in this section. { Caution Wheel covers will not fit on the vehicle's compact spare. If you try to put a wheel cover on the compact spare, the cover or the spare could be damaged. 5. Attach the strap to the cargo tie-down in the rear of the vehicle.