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Storing the Flat Tire with the Sliding Rear
Convenience/Cargo Tray (Option)
A. D
-
ring
B. Sliding Rear Convenience/Cargo Tray
C. Wing Nut
D. J
-
hook
E. Full
-
size Tire
F. Storage Compartment Cap Hole
1. Push the sliding rear tray forward to the stored position.
2. Open the driver’s side storage compartment door of
the sliding rear tray.
3. Remove the rear cap on the bottom of the storage
compartment and flip the D
-
ring up.
4. Lay the tire on top of the driver’s side storage
compartment with the valve stem down. Make sure you
can see the D
-
ring through the center hole of the tire.
5. Remove the J
-
hook and the wing nut from the back
of the jack access door. Assemble the wing nut and
the J
-
hook.
6. Install the wing nut and the J
-
hook to the D
-
ring
through the center hole of the tire.
7. Tighten the wing nut to secure the tire to the floor.
Push and pull on the tire to make sure the tire is
secure and does not move.
8. Put back all tools as they were stored in the jack storage
compartment and put the compartment cover back on.
To put the cover back on, slip the tabs on the bottom of the
cover into the bottom of the cover opening. Push the cover in
place and push down the tab on the top of the cover so that it
rests in the groove. This secures the cover in place.