Spare Tire Well Trim, Removing And Installing: Removing

-- Remove the rear seat backrest. Refer to REAR SEAT BACKREST, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the luggage compartment floor.

-- Remove the tool box with the vehicle tools.

-- Remove the lock carrier trim panel. Refer to LOCK CARRIER TRIM PANEL, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the luggage compartment trim support. Refer to LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT SUPPORT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Vehicles equipped with a subwoofer: remove the subwoofer. Refer to COMPONENT LOCATION OVERVIEW - SOUND SYSTEM .

-- Vehicles with a spare wheel: remove the spare wheel.

-- Version with vehicle jack: remove the vehicle jack and remove the nuts -1 and 2- and remove the vehicle jack mount -3-.

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-- Remove the expanding rivets -3-.

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-- Versions: remove the nuts -2-.

-- Remove the side spare wheel well trim -1- from under the luggage compartment side trim upward.