1998 Mercury Grand Marquis Owner Guide 1st Printing - Page 102

1998 Mercury Grand Marquis Manual

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Roadside emergencies Tire change procedure 1. Park on a level surface, activate hazard flashers and set parking brake. 2. Place gearshift lever in P (Park). 3. Remove the spare tire, jack and lug wrench. 4. Remove the center ornament from the aluminum wheel with the tapered end of the wheel nut wrench that came with your vehicle. Insert and twist the handle, then pry against the wheel. 5. Loosen each wheel lug nut one-half turn counterclockwise but do not remove them until the wheel is raised off the ground. Refer to Anti-theft lug nuts for information on removing anti-theft lug nuts. On vehicles equipped with Air Suspension, turn OFF the Air Suspension switch prior to jacking, hoisting or towing your vehicle. Refer to Air suspension system in the Driving chapter for more information. AIR SUSPENSION SWITCH INTERRUPTEUR DE LA SUSPENSION PNEUMATIQUE WARNING To prevent sudden vehicle movement, turn off air suspension switch prior to jacking, hoisting or towing vehicle. OFF OFF-ARRET AVERTISSEMENT Pour prévenir tout mouvement soudain du véhicule, placer

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Tire change procedure
1. Park on a level surface, activate hazard flashers and set parking brake.
2. Place gearshift lever in P (Park).
3. Remove the spare tire, jack and
lug wrench.
4. Remove the center ornament
from the aluminum wheel with the
tapered end of the wheel nut
wrench that came with your vehicle.
Insert and twist the handle, then
pry against the wheel.
5. Loosen each wheel lug nut
one-half turn counterclockwise but
do not remove them until the wheel
is raised off the ground. Refer to
Anti-theft lug nuts
for information
on removing anti-theft lug nuts.
On vehicles equipped with
Air Suspension, turn OFF
the Air Suspension switch prior to
jacking, hoisting or towing your
vehicle.
Refer to
Air suspension system
in
the
Driving
chapter for more
information.
AIR SUSPENSION
SWITCH
INTERRUPTEUR DE
LA SUSPENSION
PNEUMATIQUE
WARNING
AVERTISSEMENT
OFF-ARRET
To prevent sudden
vehicle movement,
turn off air suspen-
sion switch prior to
jacking, hoisting or
towing vehicle.
Pour prévenir tout mouvement soudain du véhi-
cule, placer à l'arrêt l'interrupteur de la suspension
pneumatique avant de lever to véhicule (cric ou
pont élévateur) ou de le remorquer.
OFF
Roadside emergencies
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