13. Tighten the wheel nuts firmly in a crisscrosssequence as shown.If your vehicle is equipped with wheel nut covers,screw them on with your fingers, then tightenone-quarter turn with the wheel wrench.Notice: Wheel covers will not fit on your compactspare. If you try to put a wheel cover on the compactspare, you could damage the cover or the spare.Do not try to put a wheel cover on your compact sparetire. It will not fit. Store the wheel cover and lug nutcaps in the trunk until you have the flat tire repairedor replaced.Storing a Flat or Spare Tireand Tools{CAUTION:Storing a jack, a tire, or other equipment in thepassenger compartment of the vehicle couldcause injury. In a sudden stop or collision,loose equipment could strike someone. Storeall these in the proper place.After you have put the compact spare tire on yourvehicle, you will need to store the flat tire in your trunk.Store the flat tire as far forward in the trunk as possible.Store the jack and wheel wrench in their compartment inthe trunk. For storage, the jack must be raised until thescrew end is flush with the edge of the jack.The compact spare is for temporary use only. Replacethe compact spare tire with a full-size tire as soonas you can. See the storage instructions label forinformation on how to properly position and store thecompact spare tire.5-Wheel Nuts 8-Wheel Nuts5-85
