Subaru Forester Manuals 2019 Forester Owner's Manual | Page 424

418 Flat tires Jack-up points 7. If your vehicle has wheel covers, after your hands are protected by gloves, grasp the wheel cover spokes and pull toward you to remove the wheel cover. 9. Place the jack under the side sill at the front or rear jack-up point closest to the flat tire. 8. Loosen the wheel nuts using the wheel nut wrench but do not remove the nuts. Turn the jackscrew by hand until the jack head engages firmly into the jack-up point. 10. Insert the jack handle into the jack- screw, and turn the handle until the tire clears the ground. Do not raise the vehicle higher than necessary. 11. Remove the wheel nuts and the flat tire.