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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.
9. Lower the vehicle completelyand 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.
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.
—Lowering your vehicle

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10.Reinstall the wheel ornament.
Align the cutout of the wheel orna-
ment with the valve stem as shown.
Then press hand firmly on one side
of wheel ornament and then firmly tap
the other side around the edge of
wheel ornament with the heel of your
hand to snap into place.
CAUTION
Take due care in handling the
ornament to avoid unexpected
personal injury.
 Do not attach a heavily dam-
aged plastic wheel ornament.
It may fly off the wheel and
cause accidents while the ve-
hicle is moving.
11. Check the air pressure of the re-
placed tire.
Adjust the air pressu re to the specifi-
cation designated on page 386 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 386 in Sec-
tion 8 with a torque wrench. Have a
technician repair the flat tire and re-
place the spare tire with it.
—Reinstalling wheel ornament
(on some models) —After changing wheels

386 Tire size and cold tire inflation pressure:
Front and rearkPa (kgf/cm
2 or bar, psi)
Ti r e siz e
Ti r e inf lat ion pr es s ur eWheel sizeUnder 160 km/h (99 mph)Over 160 km/h (99 mph)
P215/60R16 94V200 (2.0, 29)240 (2.4, 35)16  6 1/ 2J J
P215/55R17 93V220 (2.2, 32)260 (2.6, 38)17  7JJ
When driving under the above vehicle load conditions at sustained high speeds above 160 km/h (100 mph), in countries
where such speeds are permitted by −law, inflate the front and rear tires to 280 kPa (2.8 kgf/cm2 or bar, 41 psi) provided
that it does not exceed the maximum cold tire pressure molded on the tire sidewall.
Spare kPa (kgf/cm
2 or bar, psi)
Ti r e siz e
Ti r e inf lat ion pr es s ur eWheel size
P215/60R16 94V200 (2.0, 29)16  6 1/ 2J J
P215/55R17 93V220 (2.2, 32)17  7JJ
T155/70R17 110M420 (4.2, 60)17  4T
Wheel nut torque, N·m (kgf·m, ft·lbf):
103 (10.5, 76)
NOTE: For complete information on tires (e.g. replacing tires or replacing wheels), see “Checking tire inflation pressure” through “Aluminum wheel precautions” on pages 361 through 369 in Section 7 −2.
Tires