2001 Lexus ES300 Owner's Manuals (in English)

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Make sure to set the jack properly in the jack point.
Raising the vehicle with jack improperly positioned
will damage the vehicle or may allow the vehicle to fall
off the jack and cause personal injury.
 Never get under the vehicle when the vehicle is
supported by the jack alone.
 Use the jack only for lifting your vehicle during wheel
changing.
 Do not raise the vehicle with someone in the vehicle.
 When raising the vehicle, do not put an object on or
under the jack.
 Raise the vehicle only high enough to remove and
change the tire.
NOTICE
Do not continue driving with a deflated tire.
Driving even a short distance can damage a tireand wheel beyond repair.

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40E002b

1Spare tire 2Jack 3Tool bag 4Wrench
5Jack handle
1. Get the jack, wrench and spare tire.
To prepare yourself for an emergency, you should
familiarize yourself with the use of the jack and each tool,
and their storage locations. The jack handle and wrench
are attached at the reverse side of the cover.
2. Remove the cover.

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40E040

1 Joint
2 When removing the jack, turn the joint by hand in
the ªcontractº direction until the jack is free.
3 When storing, turn the joint by hand in the
ªexpandº direction until the jack is firmly secured
to prevent it from flying forward during a collision
or sudden braking.

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40E004±1
To remove the spare tire:
1Loosen the nut and remove it.
2Remove the spare tire cover.
3Loosen the bolt and remove it.
When storing the spare tire, place it with the outer side
of the wheel facing up. Then bolt the tire in place and
install the spare tire cover to prevent the tire from flying
forward during a collision or sudden braking.

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40E041
3. Block the wheel diagonally opposite the flat tire to
keep the vehicle from rolling when it is jacked up.
When blocking the wheel, place a wheel block in front of
the front wheels or behind the rear wheels.

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40E006
4. Loosen all the wheel nuts.
Always loosen the wheel nuts before raising the vehicle.
Turn the wheel nuts counterclockwise to loosen them.
To get maximum leverage, fit the wrench to the nut so
that the handle is on the right side, as shown above.
Grab the wrench near the end of the handle and pull up
on the handle. Be careful that the wrench does not slip
off the nut.
Do not remove the nuts yet ± just unscrew them about
one±half turn.

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40E007±1
5. Position the jack at the jack points as shown.
Make sure the jack is positioned on a level and solid
surface.

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40E008±2
6. After making sure no one is in the vehicle, raise
it high enough so that the spare tire can be installed.
Allow for the fact that you need more ground clearance
when putting on the spare tire than when removing the
flat tire.
To raise the vehicle, insert the jack handle into the jack
(it is a loose fit) and turn it clockwise. As the jack touches
the vehicle and begins to lift, double±check that it is
properly positioned.