2000 Ford Windstar Owner Guide 1st Printing - Page 196

Roadside emergencies 7. Turn the jack handle clockwise until the wheel is completely off the ground. 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. 12. If equipped with a wheel cover 3 4 that was bolted on, install the center ornament and tighten the five plastic nuts until they click (do not use power tools on these nuts). 5 2 Install the outer wheel cover. 13. If removed, install center ornament or wheel cover. 14. Put flat tire, jack and lug wrench away in the proper stowage locations. 15. If using a mini-spare tire, turn off the traction control switch (if equipped) (located on the left hand side of the radio). 196