2007 Suzuki XL7 Owner's Manual - Page 227

SERVICE AND APPEARANCE CARE Storing a Compact Spare Tire WARNING Storing a jack, a tire, or other equipment in the passenger compartment of the vehicle could cause injury. In a sudden stop or collision, loose equipment could strike someone. Store all these in the proper place. WARNING 806548 1613524 8) Grasp the spare tire with both hands and pull it out from under the vehicle. 9) Reach under the vehicle and remove the wheel wrench and jack. 10)Tilt the retainer and slip it through the wheel opening when the spare tire has been completely lowered. 11)Turn the wrench clockwise to raise the cable back up if the cable is hanging. Have the hoist assembly inspected as soon as you can. You will not be able to store a spare tire using the hoist assembly until it has been repaired or replaced. The underbody-mounted spare tire needs to be stored with the valve stem pointing down. If the spare tire is stored with the valve stem pointing upward, its secondary latch will not work properly and the spare tire could loosen and suddenly fall from your vehicle. If this happened when your vehicle was being driven, the tire might contact a person or another vehicle, causing injury and, of course, damage to itself as well. Be sure the underbody-mounted spare tire is stored with its valve stem pointing down. 5-44