Black plate (87,1)Cadillac Escalade/Escalade ESV Owner Manual - 2012Vehicle Care 10-8711. Continue raising the jack untilthe spare tire stops movingupward and is held firmly inplace. The secondary latch hasreleased and the spare tire isbalancing on the jack.12. Lower the jack by turningthe wheel wrenchcounterclockwise. Keeplowering the jack until thespare tire slides off the jack oris hanging by the cable.{ WARNINGSomeone standing too closeduring the procedure could beinjured by the jack. If the sparetire does not slide off the jackcompletely, make sure no one isbehind you or on either side ofyou as you pull the jack out fromunder the spare.13. Disconnect the jack handlefrom the jack and carefullyremove the jack. Use one handto push against the spare whilefirmly pulling the jack out fromunder the spare tire with theother hand.If the spare tire is hangingfrom the cable, insert the hoistend of extension, and wheelwrench into the hoist shaft holein the bumper and turn thewheel wrench counterclockwiseto lower the spare the rest ofthe way.14. Turn the wheel wrench in thehoist shaft hole in the bumperclockwise to raise the cableback up if the cable is hangingunder the vehicle.Have the hoist assembly inspectedas soon as you can. You will not beable to store a spare or flat tireusing the hoist assembly until it hasbeen inspected and/or replaced.To continue changing the flat tire,see “Removing the Flat Tire andInstalling the Spare Tire” under TireChanging on page 10‑74.Full-Size Spare TireIf this vehicle came with a full-sizespare tire, it was fully inflatedwhen new, however, it can loseair over time. Check the inflationpressure regularly. See TirePressure on page 10‑52 andVehicle Load Limits on page 9‑15for information regarding proper tireinflation and loading the vehicle. Forinstructions on how to remove,install, or store a spare tire, see TireChanging on page 10‑74.
