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XS10071a
Before using the box, lift up the rear
seats. (For detailed information, see
“—Raising rear seat cushion (Double
cab models)” on page 59 in Section
1 3.)
To open the storage box, turn the
knobs “OPEN” direction indicated by
the arrow and open the lid as shown in
the illustration.
The storage box can be removed. For
detailed information, see “—Removing the
storage box” on page 431 in this Section.
CAUTION
To reduce the chance of injury in
case of an accident or a sudden stop,
always keep the storage box closed
and locked while driving.
NOTICE
To prevent damage to the storage
box, avoid putting heavy loads on the
storage box lids.
XS10087
To remove the storage box:1. Remove the storage box lids.
2. Remove the knobs by turning them counterclockwise.
3. Remove the storage box.
Storage box (on some Double
cab models) — R emo vin g th e st o rag e bo x
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5032007 TUNDRA from Jul. ’07 Prod. (OM34463U)
LS40036
Turn the jack joint by hand.
To rem ov e: Tur n the joint in direction
1 until the jack is free.
To store: Turn the joint in direction 2
until the jack is fi rmly secured to pre-
vent it flying forward during a collision
or sudden braking.
XS40006
To remove the temporary spare tire:
1. Put a jack handle extension and jack handle end together as shown
in the illustration.
1 Jack handle extension No.1
2 Jack handle extension No.2
3 Wheel nut wrench
CAUTION
Make sure they are each securely
fixed.
XS40008
2. Insert the end of the jack handle
extension No.1 into the lowering
screw and turn it counterclock-
wise.
3. After the tire is lowered completely to the ground, remove the holding
bracket.
When storing the temporary spare
tire, put it in place with the outer side
of the wheel facing up. Then secure
the tire, taking care that the tire goes
straight up without catching on any
other part, to prevent it from flying for-
ward during a collision or sudden
braking.
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Keep winding until three clicks are
heard.
XS40011
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.
XS40015b
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 yet—just un-
screw them about one −half turn.
—Blocking the wheel —Loosening wheel nuts
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