2005 Ford Five Hundred Owner's Manual - Page 144

Tires, Wheels and Loading Stowing the tire and jack 1. Fully collapse the jack, fold the lug wrench socket into the handle and place the jack and wrench into the felt bag as shown. Take care to position the jack as shown to ensure that the locating holes in the jack base can be placed on the locating tabs of the jack mounting bracket in the spare tire tub. 2. Securely close the wrench compartment and the jack bag using the VELCRO strips. 3. Place the jack kit on the angled bracket in the spare tire tub, using the locating tabs to position the jack correctly. 4. Insert the straight end of the jack retention bracket through the eyelet of the angled bracket and swing the retention bracket over the jack. With the jack in place, place the end of the retention bracket over the threaded stud in the trunk floor and secure it with the plastic wing nut. If you are stowing the flat tire, place the tire, with the tire's valve stem facing down, into the spare tire well and secure the wheel with the large wing nut. 144 2005 Five Hundred (500) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus)