Secondary Latch SystemYour vehicle has an underbody mounted tire hoistassembly equipped with a secondary latch system. It isdesigned to stop the compact spare tire from suddenlyfalling off your vehicle if the cable holding the sparetire is damaged. For the secondary latch to work, the tiremust be stowed with the valve stem pointing down.See Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools on page 5-79for instructions on storing the spare tire correctly.{CAUTION:Before beginning this procedure read all theinstructions. Failure to read and follow theinstructions could damage the hoist assemblyand you and others could get hurt. Read andfollow the instructions listed below.{CAUTION:Someone standing too close during theprocedure could be injured by the jack. If thespare tire does not slide off the jack completely,make sure no one is behind you or on eitherside of you as you pull the jack out from thespare.To release the spare tire from the secondary latch,do the following:1. If the cable is not visible, start this procedureat Step 3.2. If the cable is visible, turn the wrenchcounterclockwise until approximately 6 inches(15 cm) of cable is exposed.3. Attach the wheel wrench to the jack and raise thejack at least 10 turns.4. Place the jack under the vehicle, ahead of the rearbumper. Position the center lift point of the jackunder the center of the spare tire.5-77
