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Suzuki XL7 User Manual

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SERVICE AND APPEARANCE CARE

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8) Grasp the spare tire with both hands

and pull it out from under the vehicle.

9) Reach under the vehicle and remove

the wheel wrench and jack.

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10)Tilt the retainer and slip it through the

wheel opening when the spare tire has
been completely lowered.

11)Turn the wrench clockwise to raise the

cable back up if the cable is hanging.

Have the hoist assembly inspected as
soon as you can. You will not be able to
store a spare tire using the hoist assembly
until it has been repaired or replaced.

Storing a Compact Spare Tire

WARNING

Storing a jack, a tire, or other equip-
ment in the passenger compartment
of the vehicle could cause injury. In a
sudden stop or collision, loose
equipment could strike someone.
Store all these in the proper place.

WARNING

The underbody-mounted spare tire
needs to be stored with the valve
stem pointing down. If the spare tire
is stored with the valve stem pointing
upward, its secondary latch will not
work properly and the spare tire
could loosen and suddenly fall from
your vehicle. If this happened when
your vehicle was being driven, the
tire might contact a person or
another vehicle, causing injury and,
of course, damage to itself as well.
Be sure the underbody-mounted
spare tire is stored with its valve
stem pointing down.