2011 LEXUS RX350 Owners Manual

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5-2. Steps to take in an emergency
If you have a flat tire
Remove the flat tire and replace it with the spare provided.
nBefore jacking up the vehicle
lStop the vehicle on a hard, flat surface.
lSet the parking brake.
lShift the shift lever to P.
lStop the engine.
lTurn on the emergency flashers.

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nLocation of the spare tire, jack and tools
Vehicles with a compact spare tire
Vehicles with a full-size spare tire
Towing eyelet
Tool bag
Jack handle
Wr e n c h
JackSpare tire
Towing eyelet
To o l b a g
Jack handleWre n c h
JackSpare tire

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5-2. Steps to take in an emergency
Taking out the jack
Vehicles with a compact spare tire
Pull the lever upward to fold back
the front part of the deck board.
Pull the folded deck board upright.
Pull on the attached hook to
extend the string.
STEP1
STEP2
STEP3

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Use the hook to secure the deck
board as shown in the illustration.
Remove the jack after removing
the hook.
Vehicles with a full-size spare tire
Pull the lever upward to fold back
the front part of the deck board.
Pull on the attached hook to
extend the string.
STEP4
STEP5
STEP1
STEP2

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Pull the folded deck board upright,
and use the hook to secure the
deck board as shown in the illus-
tration.
Remove the jack after removing
the hook.
STEP3
STEP4

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Taking out the spare tire
Lift up the deck board. (See “Taking out the jack” for details.)
Remove the spare tire cover. (→P. 9 8 )
Loosen the center fastener that secures the spare tire.
Vehicles with a compact spare tire
Vehicles with a full-size spare tire
STEP1
STEP2
STEP3

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Replacing a flat tire
Chock the tires.
Slightly loosen the wheel nuts (one
turn).
Turn the tire jack portion “A” by
hand until the notch of the jack is in
contact with the jack point.
STEP1
Flat tireWheel chock
positions
Front
Left-
hand side
Behind the
rear right-
hand side tire

Right-
hand side
Behind the
rear left-
hand side tire
Rear

Left-
hand side
In front of the
front right-
hand side tire

Right-
hand side
In front of the
front left-
hand side tire
STEP2
STEP3

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Raise the vehicle until the tire is
slightly raised off the ground.
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.
Installing the spare tire
Remove any dirt or foreign matter
from the wheel contact surface.
If foreign matter is on the wheel
contact surface, the wheel nuts
may loosen while the vehicle is in
motion, causing the tire to come
off.
STEP4
STEP5
STEP1