2005 Ford F250 Owner Guide 3rd Printing - Page 142

Tires, Wheels and Loading 3. Remove the jack, jack handle, lug wrench and spare tire from the stowage locations. 4. Use the tip of the lug wrench to remove any wheel trim. 5. Loosen each wheel lug nut one-half turn counterclockwise but do not remove them until the wheel is raised off the ground. When one of the rear wheels is off the ground, the transmission alone will not prevent the vehicle from moving or slipping off the jack, even if the transmission is in P (Park) (automatic transmission) or R (Reverse) (manual transmission). To prevent the vehicle from moving when you change the tire, be sure that the parking brake is set and the diagonally opposite wheel is blocked. If the vehicle slips off the jack, you or someone else could be seriously injured. The following steps apply to F-250/F-350 Single Rear Wheel (SRW) vehicles only (unless otherwise noted): 6. Insert the hooked end of the jack handle into the jack and use the handle to slide the jack under the vehicle. 7. Position the jack according to the following guides: • Front (4x2) 142 2005 F250/350/450/550 (f23) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus)