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368 5-2. Steps to take in an emergency
Turn the hold-down nuts counter-
clockwise with the wheel nut
wrench and remove them.
Taking out the spare tire (vehicles with rear view monitor system)
Remove the bolt cover.
Bolt cover
Remove the bolt which fixes the
spare wheel cover using the
wrench in the tool bag
(P. 364).
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369 5-2. Steps to take in an emergency
Remove the spare wheel cover.
Turn the hold-down nuts counter-
clockwise with the wheel nut
wrench and remove them.
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370 5-2. Steps to take in an emergency
Replacing a flat tire
Chock the tires.
Flat tire
Wheel
chock
positions
FrontLeft-
hand
sideBehind the
rear right-
hand side
tire
Right-
hand
sideBehind the
rear left-
hand side
tire
RearLeft-
hand
sideIn front of
the front
right-hand
side tire
Right-
hand
sideIn front of
the front
left-hand
side tire
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371 5-2. Steps to take in an emergency
Remove the wheel ornament using the wheel nut wrench or
the remover as shown.
To protect the wheel and wheel ornament, place a rag between the
wheel nut wrench or the remover and the wheel ornament, as shown
in the illustration.
Aluminum wheel
Steel wheel
Slightly loosen the wheel nuts
(one turn).
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372 5-2. Steps to take in an emergency
Position the jack at the correct
jack point as shown.
Front
Rear
Make sure the jack is positioned
on a level and solid place.
Assemble the jack handle exten-
sion as shown. Be sure to tighten
each bolt securely.
Raise the vehicle until the tire is
slightly raised off the ground.
When positioning the jack under
the rear axle housing, make
sure the groove on the top of
the jack fits with the rear axle
housing.
Remove all the wheel nuts and
the tire.
When resting the tire on the
ground, place the tire so that the
wheel design faces up to avoid
scratching the wheel surface.
Front
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373 5-2. Steps to take in an emergency
Installing the tire
Remove any dirt or foreign mat-
ter from the wheel contact sur-
face.
If foreign matter is on the wheel
contact surface, the wheel nuts
may loosen while the vehicle is
in motion, and the tire may
come off the vehicle.
Install the tire and loosely tighten each wheel nut by hand by
approximately the same amount.
Replacing a steel wheel
Tighten the nuts until the tapered
portion comes into loose contact
with the disc wheel sheet.
Replacing an aluminum wheel
Tighten the nuts until the washer
of the nut comes into loose con-
tact with the disc wheel.
Tapered portion
Disc
wheel
sheet
Disc
wheel Washer
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374 5-2. Steps to take in an emergency
Lower the vehicle.
Firmly tighten each nut two or
three times in the order shown in
the illustration.
Tightening torque:
85 ft·lbf (113 N·m, 11.5 kgf·m)
Reinstall the wheel ornament.
Aluminum wheel
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Steel wheel
Stowing the flat tire, jack and all tools
Install the flat tire in the reverse order of removal.
Tightening torque:
65 ft·lbf (88 N·m, 8.9 kgf·m)
Vehicles with rear view monitor
system: Install the spare wheel
cover in the reverse order of
removal.
Tighten the bolt.
Tightening torque:
14 N·m (1.4 kgf·m, 10 ft·lbf)
Stow the tools and jack securely.
■After completing the tire change
The tire pressure warning system must be reset. (P. 309)