2003 TOYOTA MATRIX Owners Manual

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To remove the jack, unhook the tightening
strap.
To store the jack, make sure it is securely
held by the tightening strap.To remove the spare tire:1. Loosen the nut and remove it.
2. Remove the luggage storage box.
3. Loosen the bolt and remove it.
When storing the spare tire, put it in place
with the inner side of the wheel facing up.
Then secure the tire by repeating the
above removal steps in reverse order to
prevent it from flying forward during a
collision or sudden braking.
The compact tire storage area is designed
only for a compact spare tire. Standard
size tires cannot be stored in this storage
area.2. Block the wheel diagonally opposite the flat tire to keep the vehicle from
rolling when it is j acked up.
When blocking the wheel, place a wheel
block from the front for the front wheels
or from the rear for the rear wheels.
—Blocking the wheel

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3. Remove the wheel ornament.
Pry off the wheel ornament, using the
beveled end of the wheel nut wrench as
shown.
CAUTION
Do not try to pull off the ornament by
hand. Take due care in handling the
ornament to avoid unexpected person-
al injury.
4. Loosen all the wheel nuts.
Always loosen the wheel nuts before rais-
ing the vehicle.
Turn the wheel nuts counterclockwise to
loosen. 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 onehalf turn.5. Position the jack at the correct jack point as shown.
Make sure the jack is positioned on a
level and solid place.
—Removing wheel ornament
(steel wheels) —Loosening wheel nuts —Positioning the jack

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Jack point guide
With side mud guards—The jack point
guides are located under the side mud
guards. They indicate the jack point posi-
tions.6. After making sure that no one is inthe vehicle, raise it high enough so
that the spare tire can be installed.
Remember you will 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, doublecheck that it is
properly positioned.
CAUTION
Never get under the vehicle when the
vehicle is supported by the jack
alone.
—Raising your vehicle

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7. Remove the wheel nuts and changetires.
Lift the flat tire straight off and put it
aside.
Roll the spare wheel into position and
align the holes in the wheel with the bolts.
Then lift up the wheel and get at least the
top bolt started through its hole. Wiggle
the tire and press it back over the other
bolts.Before putting on wheels, remove any cor-
rosion on the mounting surfaces with a
wire brush or such. Installation of wheels
without good metaltometal contact at the
mounting surface can cause wheel nuts to
loosen and eventually cause a wheel to
come off while driving. Therefore after the
first 1600 km (1000 miles), check to see
that the wheel nuts are tight.8. Reinstall all the wheel nuts finger tight.
Reinstall the wheel nuts (tapered end in-
ward) and tighten them as much as you
can by hand. Press back on the tire back
and see if you can tighten them more.
—Changing wheels —Reinstalling wheel nuts

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9. Lower the vehicle completely andtighten the wheel nuts.
Turn the jack handle counterclockwise to
lower the vehicle.
Use only the wheel nut wrench and turn
it clockwise to tighten the nuts. Do not
use other tools or any additional leverage
other than your hands, such as a hammer,
pipe or your foot. Make sure the wrench
is securely engaged over the nut.
Tighten each nut a little at a time in the
order shown. Repeat the process until all
the nuts are tight.
CAUTION
When lowering the vehicle, make sure
all portions of your body and all oth-
er persons around will not be injured
as the vehicle is lowered to the
ground.
10. Restow all the tools and jack secure- ly in the luggage storage box. Then
secure the flat tire in the luggage
compartment with the tire tiedown
belts and tiedown hooks as follows.
CAUTION
Before driving, make sure all the
tools, jack and flat tire are securely
in place in their storage location to
reduce the possibility of personal in-
jury during a collision or s udden
braking.
—Lowering your vehicle —Stowing flat tire

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1. Aluminum wheels—Before stowing theflat tire, remove the center wheel orna-
ment by pushing from the reverse side.
Be careful not to lose the wheel ornament.
Buckle
2. Put the flat tire on the rear luggage storage box lid with the outer side of
the wheel facing up. Hook the belt
clips closest to the buckle to the rear
upper tiedown hooks.3. Pass the belts through the center holeof the wheel as shown above.

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4. Attach the other clips of the belts tothe lower rear tiedown hooks.
5. Position the tire edge against the rearcenter end of the rear luggage storage
box lid. Then pull the ends of the belts
to secure the tire securely.
After stowing the flat tire, check that the
tire and belts are secured.
To loosen the tire tiedown belts, see
“Tiedown hooks and tire tiedown belts”
on page 162 in Section 19.

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11. Check the air pressure of the re-placed tire.
Adjust the air pressure to the specification
designated on page 272 in Section 8. If
the pressure is lower, drive slowly to the
nearest service station and fill to the cor-
rect pressure.
Do not forget to reinstall the tire inflation
valve cap as dirt and moisture could get
into the valve core and possibly cause air
leakage. If the cap is missing, have a new
one put on as soon as possible.
As soon after changing wheels as pos-
sible, tighten the wheel nuts to the torque
specified on page 272 in Section 8 with
a torque wrench. Have a technician repair
the flat tire.
Steel wheels
Aluminum wheels
After repairing the flat tire, change it
with compact spare tire and reinstall
the wheel ornament as follows.
Steel wheels— 1. Put the wheel ornament into position.
Align the cutout of the wheel ornament
with the valve stem as shown.
2. Tap it firmly with the side or heel of your hand to snap it into place.
Aluminum wheels—
Push the wheel ornament into the center
hole.
CAUTION
Take due care in handling the orna-
ment to avoid unexpected personal
injury.
—After changing wheels