2017 SUBARU BRZ wheel

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When trouble arises
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5-2. Steps to take in an emergency
If you have a flat tire
Your vehicle is equipped with a spare tire. The flat tire can be
replaced with the spare tire.
■Before jacking up the vehicle
●Stop the vehicle in a safe place on a hard, flat surface.
●Set the parking brake.
●Shift the select lever to P (vehicles with an automatic trans-
mission) or shift lever to R (vehicles with a manual transmis-
sion).
●Stop the engine.
●Turn on the hazard warning flashers. (oP. 392)
■Location of the spare tire, jack and tools
Vehicles with a compact spare tire
JackJack handle
Spare tire Towing eyelet
ScrewdriverWheel nut
wrench

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Vehicles with a spare tire of the same wheel type as the
installed tires
Jack handle
Spa r e t i re Towing eyelet
Screwdriver JackWheel nut
wrench

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433 5-2. Steps to take in an emergency
Taking out the spare tire
Vehicles with a compact spare tire
Remove the luggage mat.
Remove the cover and loosen
the center fastener that secures
the spare tire.
Vehicles with a spare tire of the same wheel type as the installed
tires
Loosen the center fastener that
secures the spare tire.
STEP 1
STEP 2

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Replacing a flat tire
Chock the tires.
STEP 1
Flat tire
Wheel
chock posi-
tions
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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435 5-2. Steps to take in an emergency
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.
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.
STEP 2
STEP 3
STEP 4
STEP 5

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Installing the spare 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 spare tire and loosely tighten each wheel nut by
hand to approximately the same amount.
Vehicles with a compact spare
tire: Tighten the wheel nuts until
the tapered portion comes into
loose contact with the disc wheel
seat.
Vehicles with a spare tire of the
same wheel type as the installed
tires: Tighten the wheel nuts until
the tapered portion comes into
loose contact with the disc
wheel.
STEP 1
STEP 2
Tapered portion
Disc wheel
seat
Disc
wheel
Tapered portion

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WARNING
■Replacing a flat tire
●Do not touch the disc wheels or the area around the brakes immedi-
ately after the vehicle has been driven.
After the vehicle has been driven the disc wheels and the area around
the brakes will be extremely hot. Touching these areas with hands, feet
or other body parts while changing a tire, etc. may result in burns.
●Do not attach a heavily damaged wheel ornament, as it may fly off the
wheel while the vehicle is moving.
●Failure to follow these precautions could cause the wheel nuts to
loosen and the tire to fall off, resulting in death or serious injury.
• Have the wheel nuts tightened with a torque wrench to 89 ft•lbf (120
N•m, 12.2 kgf•m) as soon as possible after changing wheels.
• When installing a tire, only use wheel nuts that have been specifi-
cally designed for that wheel.
• If there are any cracks or deformations in the bolt screws, nut
threads or bolt holes of the wheel, have the vehicle inspected by
your SUBARU dealer.
• When installing the wheel nuts, be sure to install them with the
tapered ends facing inward. (oP. 362)

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441 5-2. Steps to take in an emergency
WARNING
■When using the compact spare tire (vehicles with a compact spare
tire)
●Remember that your compact spare tire is specifically designed for
use with your vehicle. Do not use your compact spare tire on another
vehicle.
●Do not use two compact spare tires simultaneously.
●Replace the compact spare tire with a standard tire as soon as possi-
ble.
●Avoid sudden acceleration, abrupt steering, sudden braking and shift-
ing operations that cause sudden engine braking.
●Install the compact spare tire on a front wheel.
■When storing the compact spare tire (vehicles with a compact
spare tire)
Be careful not to catch fingers or other body parts between the compact
spare tire and the body of the vehicle.
■Speed limit when using the compact spare tire (vehicles with a
compact spare tire)
Do not drive at speeds in excess of 50 mph (80 km/h) when a compact
spare tire is installed on the vehicle.
The compact spare tire is not designed for driving at high speeds. Failing
to observe this precaution may lead to an accident causing death or seri-
ous injury.