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Changing a flat tire – HONDA 2009 Element User Manual

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19. Remove the small round plug from

the cargo area floor by pushing it
from the back side to make a hole.
Store the removed plug in a place
you can easily remember.

20. Reinstall the cargo area floor.

Place the flat tire face down on the
cargo area floor.

21. Align the center of the flat tire with

the hole in the cargo area floor.
Remove the spacer cone from the
wing bolt, turn it over, and put it
back on the bolt.

22. Secure the flat tire by screwing the

wing bolt to the spare tire mount
through the hole in the cargo area
floor.

23. Your vehicle's original tire has a

tire pressure monitoring system
sensor. To replace a tire, refer to
Changing a Tire with TPMS (see
page 228).

SPACER CONE

WING BOLT

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