2008 Ford Crown Victoria Owner's Manual - Page 208

Roadside Emergencies To help prevent the vehicle from moving when you change a tire, be sure the parking brake is set, then block (in both directions) the wheel that is diagonally opposite (other side and end of the vehicle) to the tire being changed. If the vehicle slips off the jack, you or someone else could be seriously injured. Do not attempt to change a tire on the side of the vehicle close to moving traffic. Pull far enough off the road to avoid the danger of being hit when operating the jack or changing the wheel. 1. Block the diagonally opposite wheel. 2. Locate pry off notch (if equipped) and remove the center ornament from the aluminum wheel with the tapered end of the wheel nut wrench that came with your vehicle. Insert and twist the handle, then pry against the wheel. 3. If equipped with a full wheelcover, remove the wheelcover center ornament then loosen the five black plastic nuts which retain the wheelcover using the lug wrench. 4. Loosen each wheel metal lug nut one-half turn counterclockwise but do not remove them until the wheel is raised off the ground. Before placing the jack under the vehicle, NOTE the jack location markings: 208 2008 Crown Victoria (cro) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus)