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NOTICE
Do not continue driving with a
deflated tire. Driving even a
short distance can damage a
tire and wheel beyond repair.
1. Get the required tools and
spare tire.
1. Spare tire
2. Front towing eyelet
3. Jack handle
4. Wheel nut wrench
5. Adapter socket
6. Jack
To prepare yourself for an emergency,
you should familiarize yourself with
the use of the jack, each of the tools
and their storage locations.Before removing the jack, remove the
right side deck board and unhook the
tightening strap.
After storing the jack, make sure it is
securely held by the tightening strap.
—Required tools and spare
tire

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To remove the jack, rotate the jack
joint by hand until the jack becomes
free.To store the jack, ro tate the jack joint
until the jack is firmly secured.
This prevents the jack from flying for-
ward during a collision or sudden
stop.To detach the spare tire:
1. Vehicles with aluminium wheels— Remove the inside spare tire cov-
er by turning it counterclockwise.

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8. Remove the holding bracket.
Vehicles with aluminium wheels—
Remove the spare tire cover.2. Block the wheel diagonally op-posite 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 one of the front
wheels or behind one of the rear
wheels.Ty p e A
Ty p e B
—Blocking the wheel —Removing wheel ornament

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7. Remove the wheel nuts and
change tires.
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
corrosion on the mounting surfaces
with a wire brush or such. Installation
of wheels without good metal− to−met-
al contact at the mounting surface can
cause wheel nuts to loosen and
eventually cause a wheel to come off
while driving.8. Reinstall all the wheel nuts fin- ger tight.
Reinstall the wheel nuts (tapered end
inward) 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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Ty p e A
Ty p e B 10.Reinstall the wheel ornament.
1. Put the wheel ornament into posi- tion.
2. Then tap it firmly with the side or heel of your hand to snap it into
place.
CAUTION
Take due care in handling the or-
nament to avoid unexpected per-
sonal injury.
11. Check the air pressure of the re- placed tire.
Adjust the air pressu re to the specifi-
cation designated on page 402 in
Section 8. If the pressure is lower,
drive slowly to the nearest service
station and fill to the correct pressure.
Do not forget to reinstall the tire infla-
tion valve cap as dirt and moisture
could get into th e valve core and
possibly cause air leakage. If the cap
is missing, have a new one put on as
soon as possible.
12.Restow all the tools, jack and flat tire securely.
As soon after changing wheels as
possible, tighten the wheel nuts to the
torque specified on page 402 in Sec-
tion 8 with a torque wrench. Have a
technician repair the flat tire and re-
place the spare tire with it.
Initial adjustment of the tire pres-
sure warning system is necessary
after you have replaced your tires
or wheels. See “Tire pressure
warning system” on page 155 in
Section 17.
—Reinstalling wheel ornament —After changing wheels

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1. Remove the front towing eyelet cover
on the front bumper by pushing the
outside of the cover.2. Use the front towing eyelet in the lug-gage compartment. Secure it to the
hole on the bumper by turning clock-
wise. (For the towing eyelet location,
see “—Required tools and spare tire”
on page 330 in this Section.)3. Tighten the front towing eyelet securelyby a wheel nut wrench.
CAUTION
When installing the eyelet on the ve-
hicle, be sure to tighten the front
eyelet securely. If the eyelet is loose,
it may come off when being towed
and result in death or serious injury.
—Installing front towing eyelet