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Stowing the spare tire, Roadside emergencies – Lincoln 2011 Navigator User Manual

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Never use the front or rear

differential as a jacking point.

WARNING: 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.

7. Remove the lug nuts with the lug wrench.

8. Replace the flat tire with the spare tire, making sure the valve stem is
facing outward. Reinstall the lug nuts until the wheel is snug against the
hub. Do not fully tighten the lug nuts until the wheel has been lowered.

9. Lower the wheel by turning the jack handle counterclockwise.

10. Remove the jack and fully
tighten the lug nuts in the order
shown and reinstall the wheel cover.

11. Unblock the wheels.

12. Put flat tire, jack, lug wrench
and tools away. Make sure the jack
is fastened securely so it does not
rattle when you drive.

13. Turn on the air suspension
system (if equipped). Refer to
Message center in the Instrument Cluster chapter for instructions on
turning the air suspension system on.

Stowing the spare tire

1. Lay the tire on the ground, near the rear of the vehicle, with the valve
stem side facing up.

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2011 Navigator (nav)
Owners Guide, 1st Printing
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