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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, 77 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.
10.Restow all the tools and jack se-
curely in the luggage storage
box. Then secure the flat tire in
the luggage compartment with
the tire tiedown belts and tie
down hooks as follows.
CAUTION
Before driving, make sure all the
tools, jack and flat tire are se-
curely in place in their storage
location to reduce the possibility
of personal injury during a colli-
sion or sudden braking.
1. Aluminum wheels—Before stow-ing the flat tire, remove the center
wheel ornament by pushing from
the reverse side.
Be careful not to lose the wheel orna-
ment.
—Stowing flat tire

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5. Position the tire edge against therear center end of the rear luggage
storage box lid. Then pull the ends
of the belts to se cure the tire se-
curely.
After stowing the flat tire, check that
the tire and belts are secured.
To loosen the tire tie −down belts, see
“Tie −down hooks and tire tie −down
belts” on page 176 in Section 1 −10. 11. Check the air pressure of the re-
placed tire.
Adjust the air pressu re to the specifi-
cation designated on page 306 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 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
possible, tighten the wheel nuts to the
torque specified on page 306 in Sec-
tion 8 with a torque wrench. Have a
technician repair the flat tire.
—After changing wheels

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306 Tire size and cold tire inflation pressure:
Front and rearkPa (kgf/cm
2 or bar, psi)
Ti r e siz e
FrontRearWheel size
Tw o −wheel drive models
P205/55R16 89H220 (2.2, 32)220 (2.2, 32)16 61/2JJ
P215/50ZR17220 (2.2, 32)220 (2.2, 32)17 7JJ
P215/50R17 90H220 (2.2, 32)220 (2.2, 32)17 7JJ
Four −wheel drive modelsP205/55R16 89H240 (2.4, 35)220 (2.2, 32)16 61/2JJ
Spare
Ti r e siz e k P a (k gf / c m2 or bar, psi) Wheel size
T135/70R16 420 (4.2, 60) 164T
T135/80R16 420 (4.2, 60) 164T
Wheel nut torque, N·m (kgf·m, ft·lbf): 103 (10.5, 77)
NOTE: For a complete information on tires (e.g. replacing tires or replacing wheels), see “Precautions for tires of
four −wheel drive models” through “Aluminum wheel precautions”, pages 277 through 286, in Section 7 −2.
Tires