2017 TOYOTA PRIUS PRIME Owners Manual

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Maintenance and care
Replacing the tire
●Stop the vehicle in a safe pl ace on a hard, flat surface.
● Set the parking brake.
● Shift the shift position to P.
● Stop the hybrid system.
● Turn on the emergency flashers. ( →P. 644)
When raising your vehicle with a jack, position the jack cor-
rectly.
Improper placement may damage your vehicle or cause injury.
Before jacking up the vehicle

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Location of the jack and tools
Jack
Tool bag
Towing eyeletJack handle
Wheel nut wrench1
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3
4
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WARNING
■Using the tire jack
Observe the following precautions.
Improper use of the tire jack may cause the vehicle to suddenly fall off
the jack, leading to death or serious injury.
●Only use the tire jack that comes wit h this vehicle for replacing a tire.
Do not use it on other vehicles, and do not use other tire jacks for
replacing tires on this vehicle.
●Do not raise the vehicle while someone is inside.
●Do not use the tire jack for any purpose other than replacing tires or
installing and removing tire chains.
●Do not put any part of your body under the vehicle while it is supported
by the jack.
●Do not start the hybrid system or drive the vehicle while the vehicle is
supported by the jack.
●When raising the vehicle, do not put an object on or under the jack.
●Do not raise the vehicle to a height greater than that required to
replace the tire.
●Use a jack stand if it is necessary to get under the vehicle.
●When lowering the vehicle, make su re that there is no-one near the
vehicle. If there are people nearby, warn them vocally before lowering.
■When removing the jack from the storage location
The jack may be hot due to heat from the charging equipment during or
after charging. Please use gloves when handling the jack. If it is touched
with bare hands, it may result in burns.
●Put the jack properly in its jack point.
(→ P. 615)

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Open the back door. (→P. 273)
Lift the deck under box cover
up and take out the tool bag.
To open the tool bag and then take out the jack handle and wheel
nut wrench.
After using the tools, stow them by reversing the steps listed.
Taking out the tools
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Pull the cover to disconnect the
tabs, and remove the cover.
Turn the portion to loosen
the jack, and slowly take out the
jack.
Be careful when handling the
jack, as it may become hot
depending on conditions.
(→ P. 611)
If the portion can not be loos-
ened, turn it using the jack han-
dle.
Taking out the jack
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2A
A

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Chock the tires.
Remove the wheel ornament
using the wrench.
To prevent damage, cover the tip
of the wrench with a rag.
Slightly loosen the wheel nuts
(one turn).
Replacing a tire
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Tire positionWheel 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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Turn the tire jack portion by
hand until the center of the
recessed portion of the jack is
in contact with the center of the
jack point.
Assemble the jack handle and
the wheel nut wrench as shown
in the illustration.
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.
Jack point
4A
5
6
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WARNING
■Replacing a 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. To uching these areas with hands, feet
or other body parts while changing a tire, etc. may result in burns.
●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 76 ft•lbf (103 N•m, 10.5 kgf•m) as soon as possible after changing wheels.
• When installing a tire, only use w heel nuts that have been specifi-
cally designed for that wheel.
• If there are any cracks or deforma tions in the bolt screws, nut
threads or bolt holes of the wheel, have the vehicle inspected by
your Toyota dealer.
• When installing the wheel nuts, be sure to install the wheel nuts with the tapered ends facing inward. (→P. 607)