2001 SUBARU LEGACY wheel

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Indicator location mark
Tread wear indicator bar
NOTE
[Automatic transmission vehicle not equipped with VDC (Vehicle Dy-
namics Control)] Before driving your vehicle with the temporaryspare tire, put a spare fuse inside the FWD connector located in theengine compartment and confirm that the Front-wheel drive warninglight comes on. The all wheel drive capability of the vehicle has now
been deactivated. After re-installing the conventional tire, removethe spare fuse from the FWD connector in order to reactivate allwheel drive.
Flat tires
WARNING
Do not jack up the vehicle on an incline or a loose road sur-
face. The jack can come out of the jacking point or sink into the ground and this can result in a severe accident. Use only the jack provided with your vehicle. The jack sup-
plied with the vehicle is designed only for changing a tire. Neverget under the vehicle while supporting the vehicle with this jack. Always turn the engine off before raising the flat tire off the
ground using the jack. Never swing or push the vehicle sup-ported with the jack. The jack can come out of the jacking pointdue to a jolt and this can result in a severe accident.

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Do not use oil or grease on the wheel studs or nuts when the
spare tire is installed. This could cause the nuts to become loose and lead to an accident. Never place a tire or tire changing tools in the passenger
compartment after changing wheels. In a sudden stop or colli-
sions, loose equipment could strike occupants and cause injury.Store the tire and all tools in the proper place.
If you have a flat tire while d riving , never b rake sud d enly; keep d riving
straig ht ahead while g rad ually red uc ing sp eed . Then slowly p ull off the
road to a safe p lac e.
1. Park on a hard , level surfac e, whenever p ossib le, then stop the en-
g ine.
2. Set the p arking b rake sec urely and shift a manual transmission ve-
hic le in reverse or an automatic transmission vehic le in the “P ” (Park)
p osition.
3. Turn on the hazard warning flasher and have every one g et out of the
vehic le.
4. Put wheel b loc ks at the front and rear of the tir e d iag onally op p osite
the flat tire.
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Jacking position
Wheel blocks

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5. Take out the sp are tire, jac k, and wheel nut wren
c h.
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Temporary spare tire
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Jack handle
Jack
Spare tireHB8004BD
The sp are tire is stored und er the floor of the tru nk or c arg o area.
To remove the sp are tire, p roc eed as follows: Sedan: Remove the floor c over from the trunk. Remove the storag e tray.
Turn the attac hing b olt c ounterc loc kwise, then take the sp are tire out.
Station wagon: Op en the lid and hang the hook p rovid ed on the und er-

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6. (If your vehic le has wheel c overs) Insert the whe
el nut wrenc h into the
notc h p rovid ed in the wheel c over, and p ry it off.
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7. Loosen the wheel nuts using the wheel nut wrenc h b ut d o not remove
the nuts.
8. Plac e the jac k und er the sid e sill at the front o r rear jac k-up p oint c los-
est to the flat tire.
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Turn the jac ksc rew b y hand until the jac k head eng a
g es firmly into the
jac k-up p oint.
If your vehic le is eq uip p ed with sid e sill skirts, jac k-up p oints are p ointed
to b y arrow marks on the und ersid e of the sid e sill skirt. Plac e the jac k
und er the front or rear jac k-up p oint c losest to fl at tire.

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9. Insert the jac k hand le into the jac ksc rew, and tu
rn the hand le until the
tire c lears the g round . Do not raise the vehic le hi g her than nec essary.
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10. Remove the wheel nuts and the flat tire.
11. Before p utting the sp are tire on, c lean the moun ting surfac e of the
wheel and hub with a c loth.
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12. Put on the sp are tire. Rep lac e the wheel nuts. T ig hten them b y hand .
13. Turn the jac k hand le c ounterc loc kwise to lower t he vehic le.

9-1014. Use the wheel nut wrenc h to sec urely tig hten the
wheel nuts to the
sp ec ified torq ue, following the tig htening ord er in the illustration.
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The torq ue for tig htening the nuts is 58 to 72 ft-lb (78 to 98 N-m, 8 to 10
kg -m). This torq ue is eq uivalent to ap p lying ab out 88 to 110 lb s (40 to 50
kg ) at the top of the wheel nut wrenc h. Never use y our foot on the wheel
nut wrenc h or a p ip e extension on the wrenc h b ec aus e you may exc eed
the sp ec ified torq ue. Have the wheel nut torq ue c he c ked at the nearest
automotive servic e fac ility.
15. Store the flat tire in the sp are tire c omp artmen t.
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Flat tireAttaching bolt
Spacer
When storing a c onventional tire, p ut the sp ac er up sid e d own and tig ht-
en the attac hing b olt firmly.
Also store the jac k and wheel nut wrenc h in their s torag e loc ations.

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the rad iator. After the p ressure has b een fully rel
eased , remove the
c ap b y p ressing d own and turning it.
Towing
WARNING
Never tow AWD vehicles (both AT and MT) with the front wheels raised off the ground while the rear wheels are on the ground, orwith the rear wheels raised off the ground while the front wheelsare on the ground. This will cause the vehicle to spin away due tothe operation or deterioration of the center differential.
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If towing is nec essary, it is b est d one b y your SUB ARU d ealer or a c om-
merc ial towing servic e. Ob serve the following p roc e d ures for safety.
Towing and tie-down hooks
CAUTION
Never use the tie-down hook closest to the muffler under the
vehicle for towing purposes. Do not apply excessive lateral load to the towing hooks.

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Using a flat-bed truck
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This is the b est way to transp ort your vehic le. Use the following p roc e-
d ures to ensure safe transp ortation.
1. Shift the selec tor lever into the “P ” p osition for automatic transmis-
sion vehic les or “1st ” for manual transmission vehic les.
2. Pull up the p arking b rake lever firmly.
3. Sec ure the vehic le onto the c arrier p rop erly with safety c hains.
Eac h safety c hain should b e eq ually tig htened and c are must b e tak-
en not to p ull the c hains so tig htly that the susp e nsion b ottoms out.
Towing with all wheels on the ground
WARNING
Never turn the ignition switch to the “LOCK” position while the
vehicle is being towed because the steering wheel and the direc- tion of the wheels will be locked. Remember that the brake booster and power steering do not
function when the engine is not running. Because the engine isturned off, it will take greater effort to operate the brake pedal andsteering wheel.