7. Open the back door.
8. Loosen the bolt
1counterclockwise
approximately 40 turns to lower the
spare. Be careful not to excessively
loosen the bolt because the basket
may fall abruptly. 9. Stop turning the bolt when the spare is
lowered to the point where the tire bas-
ket
2can be removed from the hook
3.
10. Remove the wheel basket by pushing the basket upward.
11. Lower the tire basket to the ground and take out the spare.
12. Reverse steps 8–11 to return the basket to its position under the vehicle.
Spare wheel basket bolt tightening
torque:
20 f t-lb (27 N-m)
Removing wheel cover
Wheel nut tightening torque:83 f t-lb (113 N·m)
The wheel nuts must be kept tight-
ened to specifications at all times.
It is recommended that wheel nuts
be tightened to specification at
each tire rotation interval.
Af ter rotating the tires, adjust the tire
pressure to the cold tire pressure
specification shown on the tire and
loading information label. For addi-
tional information, refer to “Checking
tire pressure” in this section and “Tire
and Loading Information label” in the
“Technical and consumer informa-
tion” section of this manual.
