2005 Mercury Monterey Owner Guide 2nd Printing - Page 180

Tires, Wheels and Loading 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. 8. Remove the lug nuts with the lug wrench. 9. Replace the flat tire with the spare tire, making sure the valve stem is facing outward. Reinstall lug nuts until the wheel is snug against the hub. Do not fully tighten the lug nuts until the wheel has been lowered. 10. Lower the wheel by turning the jack handle counterclockwise. 11. Remove the jack and fully 1 tighten the lug nuts in the order shown. Refer to Wheel lug nut torque specifications later in this 3 4 chapter for the proper lug nut torque specification. 12. Installing the optional wheel cover or center ornament: 5 2 • If equipped with a bolted-on wheel cover, install the wheel cover and tighten the five plastic nuts until they click (do not use power tools on these nuts). • If equipped with the center ornament, install the center ornament by snapping it back into place. 13. Put flat tire, jack and lug wrench away in the proper stowage locations. Stowing the flat and full-size tire Failure to follow these instructions may result in personal injury. Do not install the flat tire or any full size tire underneath the vehicle. Remove tether kit from the jack storage area. 1. Place tire upright inside the vehicle near the rear of the vehicle with the valve stem facing the front of the vehicle. 2. Pass the cable retainer through the center of the wheel. 3. Raise the tire and secure both ends of the cable with the wing nut provided in the tether cable kit, by installing it on the luggage back panel and turning the wing screw clockwise. You will hear an audible click when the tire is properly secured. 180 2005 Monterey (mty) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus)