2010 Suzuki Kizashi Owner's Manual - Page 348

EMERGENCY SERVICE Changing Wheels To change a wheel, use the following procedure: 1) Remove the jack, tools and spare wheel from the vehicle. 2) Loosen, but do not remove the wheel nuts. 3) Jack up the vehicle (follow the jacking instructions in this section). Full Wheel Cover (if equipped) EXAMPLE WARNING • Be sure to shift into "P" (Park) in CVT, or shift into "R" (Reverse) in manual transaxle when you jack up the vehicle. • Never jack up the vehicle with the transaxle in "N" (Neutral). Otherwise, unstable jack may cause an accident. 4) Remove the wheel nuts and wheel. 5) Before installing the new wheel, clean any mud or dirt off from the surface of the nuts wheel and hub with a clean cloth. Clean the hub carefully; it may be hot from driving. 6) Install the new wheel and replace the wheel nuts with their cone shaped end facing the wheel. Tighten each nut snugly by hand until the wheel is securely seated on the hub. 81A057 60G309 Wheel tightening torque 140 Nm (103.3 lb-ft, 14.3 kg-m) 7) Lower the jack and fully tighten the nuts in a crisscross fashion with a wrench as shown in the illustration. (1) or (2) Flat end tool Your vehicle includes two tools, a wheel brace and a jack crank, one of which has a flat end. Use the tool with the flat end to remove the full wheel cap, as shown above. WARNING Use genuine wheel nuts and tighten them to the specified torque as soon as possible after changing wheels. Incorrect wheel nuts or improperly tightened wheel nuts may come loose or fall off, which can result in an accident. If you do not have a torque wrench, have the wheel nut torque checked by an authorized SUZUKI dealer. EXAMPLE 54G117 When installing the cover, make sure that it is positioned so that it does not cover or foul the air valve. 8-5