2011 Chevrolet Cruze Owner's Manual - Page 317

Vehicle Care Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the Spare Tire This vehicle may have aluminum wheels with exposed wheel nuts. Use the wheel wrench to loosen all the wheel nuts. Do not remove them yet. Or, this vehicle may have steel wheels with plastic covers. 10-71 If needed, finish loosening them with your fingers. The plastic nut caps will not come off. If needed, use the flat end of the wheel wrench and pry along the edge of the cover until it comes off. The edge of the wheel cover could be sharp, so do not try to remove it with your bare hands. Do not drop the cover or lay it face down, as it could become scratched or damaged. Store the wheel cover in the trunk until the flat tire is repaired or replaced. Once you have removed the wheel cover, use the following procedure to remove the flat tire and install the spare tire. 1. Do a safety check before proceeding. See If a Tire Goes Flat on page 10‑60 for more information. This vehicle will have either a coin/pierce jack (D) and a jack handle extension (C) or a hex head jack (B) and a jack lift assist tool (A). Place the tools next to the tire being changed. 5. Place the spare tire next to the tire being changed. To remove the plastic covers and wheel nut caps, loosen the plastic nut caps with the wheel wrench in a counterclockwise direction.