Black plate (73,1)Cadillac Escalade EXT Owner Manual - 2012Vehicle Care 10-73Secondary Latch SystemThis vehicle has anunderbody-mounted tire hoistassembly equipped with asecondary latch system. It isdesigned to stop the spare tire fromsuddenly falling off your vehicle. Forthe secondary latch to work, thespare must be installed with thevalve stem pointing down. See“Storing a Flat or Spare Tire andTools” under Tire Changing onpage 10‑64.{ WARNINGBefore beginning this procedureread all the instructions. Failure toread and follow the instructionscould damage the hoist assemblyand you and others could gethurt. Read and follow theinstructions listed next.To release the spare tire from thesecondary latch:1. Check under the vehicle to see ifthe cable end is visible. If thecable is not visible proceed toStep 6.2. If it is visible, first try to tightenthe cable by turning the wheelwrench clockwise until you heartwo clicks or feel it skip twice.You cannot overtighten thecable.3. Loosen the cable by turning thewrench counterclockwise threeor four turns.4. Repeat this procedure at leasttwo times. If the spare tirelowers to the ground, continuewith Step 5 under “Removing theSpare Tire and Tools” under TireChanging on page 10‑64.5. If the spare does not lower, turnthe wrench counterclockwiseuntil approximately 15 cm (6 in)of cable is exposed.6. Stand the wheel blocks on theirshortest ends, with the backsfacing each other.InformationProvidedby:
