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What to do in an emergency If you have a flat tire (with spare tire)
vehicle control, personal injury or
death.
僅 Make sure the wheel makes good
contact with the hub when installed. If
the contact of the mounting surface
between the wheel and hub is not
good, the wheel nuts could come
loose and cause the loss of a wheel.
Loss of a wheel may result in loss of
control of the vehicle.
Wheel covers will not fit on the vehicle's
compact spare. If you try to put a wheel
cover on the compact spare, the cover
or the spare could be damaged.
13.To install the wheel, hold it on the
studs, put the wheel nuts on the studs
and tighten them finger tight.
14.Move the tire to be sure it is com
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pletely seated, then tighten the nuts
as much as possible with your fingers
again.
15.Insert the wrench into the jack and
lower the vehicle to the ground by
turning the wheel nut wrench coun
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terclockwise.
16.Position the wrench as shown in the
drawing and tighten the wheel nuts.
Be sure the socket is seated com
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pletely over the nut. Do not stand on
the wrench handle or use an exten
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sion pipe over the wrench handle.
17.Go around the wheel, tightening
every nut following the numerical
sequence shown in the image until
they are all tight. Double-check the
tightness of each nut.
18.After changing wheels, have an
authorized Kia dealer tighten the
wheel nuts to their proper torque as
soon as possible.
19.To prevent the jack, wheel lug nut
wrench and spare tire from rattling
while the vehicle is in motion, store
them properly.
20.Check the inflation pressures as soon
as possible after installing the spare
tire. Adjust it to the specified pressure,
if necessary. Refer to "Tires and
wheels" on page 8-33.
Wheel nut tightening torque:
79~94 lbf·ft (11~13 kgf·m)
If you have a tire gauge, remove the
valve cap and check the air pressure. If
the pressure is lower than recom
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mended, drive slowly to the nearest ser
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vice station and inflate to the
recommended pressure. If it is too high,
adjust it until it becomes appropriate.
Always reinstall the valve cap after
checking or adjusting the tire pressure. If
the cap is not replaced, dust and dirt
may get into the tire valve and air may
leak from the tire. If you lose a valve cap,
buy another and install it as soon as pos
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sible.
After you have changed the wheels,
always secure the flat tire in its place
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