Handling the Unexpected

Replacing the Flat Tire

5steps
~30min
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Replacing the Flat Tire
  1. Remove the wheel nuts and flat tire.
    Replacing the Flat Tire
  2. Wipe the mounting surfaces of the wheel with a clean cloth.
  3. Mount the compact spare tire.
  4. Screw the wheel nuts until they touch the lips around the mounting holes, and stop rotating.
    Replacing the Flat Tire
  5. Lower the vehicle and remove the jack. Tighten the wheel nuts in the order indicated in the image. Go around, tightening the nuts, two to three times in this order.

    Wheel nut torque: 80 lbf∙ft (108 N∙m, 11 kgf∙m)

Replacing the Flat Tire

Do not over tighten the wheel nuts by applying extra torque using your foot or a pipe.

Models with wheel cover

Make sure the wire support ring is hooked into the clips around the edge of the wheel cover.

Replacing the Flat Tire

Align the valve mark on the wheel cover to the tire valve on the wheel, then install the wheel cover.

Replacing the Flat Tire

Test yourself

A quick Honda Civic quiz: every answer comes with an explanation and a link to the manual page.