2012 TOYOTA RAV4 Owners Manual

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5-2. Steps to take in an emergency
Raise the vehicle until the tire is slightly raised off the ground.
Type A
Type B
Type CSTEP 6

458 5-2. Steps to take in an emergency
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 tireRemove 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.
STEP 7
STEP 1

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Install the tire and loosely ti
ghten each wheel nut by hand by
approximately the same amount.
Replacing a steel wheel with a steel wheel
Tighten the nuts until the tapered
portion comes into loose contact
with the disc wheel seat.
Replacing an aluminum wheel with a steel wheel Tighten the nuts until the tapered
portion comes into loose contact
with the disc wheel seat.
Replacing an aluminum wheel with an aluminum wheel Turn the nut washers until they
come into contact with the disc
wheel.STEP 2
Tapered portion
Disc
wheel
seat
Tapered portion Disc
wheel
seat
Disc wheel
Washer

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Lower the vehicle.
Type A
Type B
Type CSTEP 3

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Firmly tighten each nut two or
three times in the order shown in
the illustration.
Tightening torque:
76 ft•lbf (103 N•m, 10.5 kgf•m)
Reinstall the wheel ornament.
16-inch wheel
17-inch and 18-inch wheels
STEP 4
STEP 5

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Stowing the flat tireRemove any dirt or foreign matter from the disc wheel seat
and the wheel contact surface. Vehicles with aluminum wheels
and a steel wheel for the spare:
Remove the plastic rings from
the wheel nuts of the spare tire
carrier.
Close the back door.
Stow the flat tire on the back door and tighten all wheel nuts
by hand. Using the wheel nut wrench,
tighten the hold-down nuts by
turning them clockwise. Follow
the order shown in the illustra-
tion.
Tightening torque:
66.4 ft•lbf (90 N•m, 9.1 kgf•m)
STEP 1
STEP 2
STEP 3
STEP 4
STEP 5

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Insert the hooks into the upper
slots and lower the cover to
install the spare tire cover.
Upper slots
Hooks
Attach the cover by hooking the
2 inner protrusions.
Check that the cover is securely
attached.
Open the back door and lock the
latch handle which is on the bot-
tom of the cover. Hook
Latch handle
Clasp
Close the back door.
STEP 6
STEP 7
STEP 8
STEP 9

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Stow the jack and all tools securely, and replace all the cov-
ers.
■When reinstalling the wheel ornament (vehicles with 16-inch
wheels)
■After completing the tire change (vehicles with a tire pressure
warning system)
The tire pressure warnin g system must be reset. ( P. 383)
■After repairing the flat tire (veh icles with aluminum wheels and a
steel wheel for the spare)
Be sure to reinstall the plastic rings to the wheel nuts before stowing the
spare tire. If the steel wheel is st owed without reinstalling the plastic
rings to the wheel nuts, the spare tire carrier may produce abnormal
noise when the vehicle is moving.
STEP 10
Align the cutout of the wheel ornament
with the valve stem as shown.