HONDA 2012 Civic Natural Gas - Manual (Page 24)

If a Tire Goes Flat Changing a Flat Tire
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Storing a Flat Tire
WARNING
Loose items can fly around the interior
in a crash and can seriously injure the
occupants.
Store the wheel, jack, and tools securely
before driving.
Storing a Flat Tire
1. Open the trunk.
2. Raise the trunk floor and the lower part of
the trunk lining.
3. Remove the rubber caps from the holes in
the trunk floor and the trunk lining, then
align both holes.
4. Place the flat tire straight up in the trunk,
with the outside of the wheel facing
forward.
5. Take the support plate and the wing bolt
out of the tool kit. Put the plate on the
wing bolt.
6. Insert the wing bolt through the hole in
the center of the wheel and the trunk
lining, then tighten the bolt.
7. Store the spacer cone and wing bolt for
the spare tire in the tool kit.
Trunk Lining Rubber Cap
Trunk Floor
Support Plate
Wing Bolt
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