2003 Ford Explorer Sport Trac Owner Guide 4th Printing - Page 151
2003 Ford Explorer Sport Trac Manual
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Roadside Emergencies To lessen the risk of personal injury, do not put any part of your body under the vehicle while changing a tire. Do not start the engine when your vehicle is on the jack. The jack is only meant for changing the tire. • Never use the differential as a jacking point. 5. Remove the wheel lug nuts with the lug nut wrench. 6. Replace the flat tire with the spare tire, making sure the valve stem is facing outward. Reinstall the lug nuts (cone side in) until the wheel is snug against the hub. Do not fully tighten the lug nuts until the wheel has been lowered. 7. Lower the wheel by turning the jack handle counterclockwise. 8. Remove the jack and fully tighten 1 the lug nuts in the order shown. 9. Stow the flat tire. Refer to Stowing the spare tire. 3 4 10. Stow the jack and lug nut wrench. Make sure the jack is fastened so it does not rattle when you drive. 5 2 11. Unblock the wheels. Stowing the flat/spare tire 1. Lay the tire on the ground with the valve stem facing in the direction specified on the Tire Changing Instructions located with the jack hardware. 2. Slide the wheel partially under the vehicle and install the retainer through the wheel center. Pull on the cable to align the components at the end of the cable. 3. Turn the jack handle clockwise until the tire is raised to its stowed position underneath the vehicle. The effort to turn the jack handle increases significantly and the spare tire carrier ratchets or slips when the tire is raised to the maximum tightness. Tighten to the best of your 151 2003 P207 Explorer Sport Trac (p27) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA English (fus)