2005 TOYOTA RAV4 Owners Manual

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1. Get the required tools andspare tire.
Tool bag (in the right side box of
luggage compartment)
Jack (under the right front seat)
Spare tire (on the back door)
To prepare yourself for an emergency,
you should familiarize yourself with
the use of the jack, each of the tools
and their storage locations.
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To remove the jack, move the seat
to the rear- most position and turn the
jack joint by hand.
To remove: Turn the joint in direction
1 until the jack is free.
To store: Turn the joint in direction 2
until the jack is firmly secured to pre-
vent it flying forward during a collision
or sudden braking.
Clearances
Full spare tire cover
Half spare tire cover To remove the spare tire on the back
door:
1. Remove the spare tire cover.
Full spare tire coverÐUnhook the
latch handle which is on the bottom
of the cover. Pull up the cover by
grasping the clearances on both sides
between the cover and latch handle
base.
Half spare tire coverÐPry off the cen-
ter cover and loose the nut with wheel
nut wrench, then remove the spare
tire cover.

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2. Turn the hold- down nuts counter-clockwise with the wheel nut
wrench and remove them.
When storing the spare tire, put it in
place and secure it to prevent it from
flying forward during a collision or
sudden braking.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.3. Loosen all the wheel nuts.
Always loosen the wheel nuts before
raising 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 han-
dle. Be careful that the wrench does
not slip off the nut.
Do not remove the nuts yetÐjust un-
screw them about one- half turn.
ÐBlocking the wheel ÐLoosening wheel nuts

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CAUTION
Never use oil or grease on the
bolts or nuts. The nuts may loose
and the wheels may fall off,
which could cause a serious ac-
cident.
4. Position the jack at the follow-ing jack points.
1 Front suspension cross mem- ber rear mounting
2 Rear suspension arm
Make sure the jack is positioned on
a level and solid place.5. After making sure that no one is in the 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,
double- check that it is properly posi-
tioned.
ÐPositioning the jack ÐRaising your vehicle

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CAUTION
Never get under the vehicle when
the vehicle is supported by the
jack alone.
6. Remove the wheel nuts andchange 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.
ÐChanging wheels

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7. 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.
CAUTION
Never use oil or grease on the
bolts or nuts. Doing so may lead
to overtightening the nuts and
damaging the bolts. The nuts
may loose and the wheels may
fall off, which could cause a seri-
ous accident. If there is oil or
grease on any bolt or nut, clean
it.
8. Lower the vehicle completely and tighten the wheel nuts.
Turn the jack handle counterclock-
wise 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 addition-
al leverage other than your hands,
such as a hammer, pipe or your foot.
Make sure the wrench is securely en-
gaged over the nut.
Tighten each nut a little at a time in
the order shown. Repeat the process
until all the nuts are tight.
ÐReinstalling wheel nuts ÐLowering your vehicle

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CAUTION

When lowering the vehicle,
make sure all portions of your
body and all other persons
around will not be injured as
the vehicle is lowered to the
ground.

Have the wheel nuts tightened
with torque wrench to 103 N´m
(10.5 kgf´m, 76 ft´lbf), as soon
as possible after changing
wheels. Otherwise, the nuts
may loosen and the wheels
may fall off, which could cause
a serious accident.
9. Install the flat tire and spare tire
cover on the back door.
CAUTION
Make sure flat tire and spare tire
cover are securely in place in
their storage location to reduce
the possibility of personal injury
during a collision or sudden
braking.
Install the full spare tire cover by the
following procedure:
Guides
ÐStowing flat tire

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1. Insert the hooks under the guidesto the upper slots and lower the
cover.
2. Push both sides of the cover andset the cover by hooking the 4 in-
side protrusions.
Check that the 2 hooks and 4 protru-
sions are securely attached.3. Lock the latch handle which is on the bottom of the cover.
Check that the cover is securely in
place.