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When trouble arises
Lower the vehicle.
Firmly tighten each wheel nut
two or three times in the order
shown in the illustration.
Tightening torque:
76 ft•lbf (103 N•m, 10.5 kgf•m)
For vehicles with the wheel
ornament: When reinstalling an
original wheel or installing a full-
size spare tire, reinstall the
wheel ornament.
*
Align the cutout of the wheel
ornament with the valve stem as
shown.
*: The wheel ornament cannot be
installed on the compact spare
tire.
Stow the flat tire, tire jack and all tools.
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■The compact spare tire (if equipped)
●The compact spare tire is identified by the label “TEMPORARY USE
ONLY” on the tire sidewall.
Use the compact spar e tire temporarily, and only in an emergenc y.
●Make sure to check the tire inflation pressure of the compact s pare tire.
( P. 6 6 8 )
■When using the compact spare tire (if equipped)
As the compact spare tire is not equipped with a tire pressure warning
valve and transmitter, low inflation pressure of the spare tire will not be
indicated by the tire pressure warning system. Also, if you rep lace the
compact spare tire after the tire pressure warning light comes on, the light
remains on.
■When the compact spare tire is equipped (if equipped)
The vehicle height may become lower when driving with the compa ct
spare tire compared to when d riving with standard tires.
■If you have a flat front tire on a road covered with snow or ic e (vehi-
cles with compact spare tire)
Install the compact spare tire on one of the rear wheels of the vehicle.
Perform the following steps and f it tire chains to the front tires:
Replace a rear tire with the compact spare tire.
Replace the flat front tire with the tire removed from the rear of the vehi-
cle.
Fit tire chains to the front tires.
■Jack point
■Storing the jack The mark indicating the jack point is
stamped on the underside of the vehi-
cle.
Place the jack in the same direction as
the mark next to the storage space.
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When trouble arises
WARNING
■When using the compact spare tire (if equipped)
●Remember that the spare tire provided is specifically designed for use
with your vehicle. Do not use yo ur spare tire on another vehicle.
●Do not use more than one compact spare tire simultaneously.
●Replace the spare tire with a st andard tire as soon as possible .
●Avoid sudden acceleration, abrupt steering, sudden braking and shift-
ing operations that cause sudden engine braking.
■When the compact spare tire is attached (if equipped)
The vehicle speed may not be co rrectly detected, and the following sys-
tems may not operate correctly:
Also, not only can the following system not be utilized fully, but it may
even negatively affect the drive-train components:
• E-Four (Electric Four wheel drive system)
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: If equipped
■Speed limit when using the co mpact spare tire (if equipped)
Do not drive at speeds in excess of 50 mph (80 km/h) when a com pact
spare tire is installed on the vehicle.
The compact spare tire is not designed for driving at high spee ds. Fail-
ure to observe this precaution may lead to an accident causing death or
serious injury.
■After using the tools and jack
Before driving, make sure all t he tools and jack are securely i n place in
their storage location to reduce the possibility of personal in jury during a
collision or sudden braking.
• ABS & Brake assist
• VSC
• TRAC
• EPS
• AHB (Automatic High Beam)
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• PCS (Pre-Collision System)*
• LTA (Lane Tracing Assist)*
• Dynamic radar cruise control with full-speed range
*
• Cruise control*
• BSM (Blind Spot Monitor)*
• Intuitive parking assist*
• Parking Support Brake function*
• S-APGS (Simple Advanced Parking Guidance System)
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• Rear view monitor system
• Navigation system
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NOTICE
■Be careful when driving over bumps with the compact spare tire
installed on the vehicle. (if equipped)
The vehicle height may become lower when driving with the compact
spare tire, compared to when driving with standard tires. Be ca reful
when driving over uneven road surfaces.
■Driving with tire chains and the compact spare tire (if equipped)
Do not fit tire chains to the compact spare tire.
Tire chains may damage the vehicle body and adversely affect dr iving
performance.
■When replacing the tires
When removing or fitting the wheels, tires or the tire pressure warning
valve and transmitter, contact your Toyota dealer as the tire p ressure
warning valve and transmitter may be damaged if not handled correctly.
■Handling the decorative resin parts (for vehicles equipped with 17-
inch wheels)
P. 4 9 6
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■Vehicles without spare tire
15-inch tires (except ZVW51L-AHXBBA model*)
*: Checking your vehicle’s model: P. 6 6 1
15-inch tires (for ZVW51L-AHXBBA model*)
*: Checking your vehicle’s model: P. 6 6 1
17-inch tires
Steering
Free playLess than 1.2 in. (30 mm)
Tires and wheels
Tire size195/65R15 91S
Tire inflation pressure
(Recommended cold
tire inflation pressure)Front36 psi (250 kPa, 2.5 kgf/cm2 or bar)
Rear35 psi (240 kPa, 2.4 kgf/cm2 or bar)
SpareNone
Wheel size15 6 1/2J
Wheel nut torque76 ft•lbf (103 N•m, 10.5 kgf•m)
Tire size195/65R15 91S
Tire inflation pressure
(Recommended cold
tire inflation pressure)Front39 psi (270 kPa, 2.7 kgf/cm2 or bar)
Rear36 psi (250 kPa, 2.5 kgf/cm2 or bar)
SpareNone
Wheel size15 6 1/2J
Wheel nut torque76 ft•lbf (103 N•m, 10.5 kgf•m)
Tire sizeP215/45R17 87V
Tire inflation pressure
(Recommended cold
tire inflation pressure)Front33 psi (230 kPa, 2.3 kgf/cm2 or bar)
Rear32 psi (220 kPa, 2.2 kgf/cm2 or bar)
SpareNone
Wheel size17 7J
Wheel nut torque76 ft•lbf (103 N•m, 10.5 kgf•m)
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Vehicle specifications
■Vehicles with spare tire
15-inch tires (Type A)
15-inch tires (Type B)
Tire size195/65R15 91S,
T125/70D17 98M (spare)
Tire inflation pressure
(Recommended cold
tire inflation pressure)Front36 psi (250 kPa, 2.5 kgf/cm2 or bar)
Rear35 psi (240 kPa, 2.4 kgf/cm2 or bar)
Spare60 psi (420 kPa, 4.2 kgf/cm2 or bar)
Wheel size15 6 1/2J, 17 4T(spare)
Wheel nut torque76 ft•lbf (103 N•m, 10.5 kgf•m)
Tire size195/65R15 91H
Tire inflation pressure
(Recommended cold
tire inflation pressure)Front32 psi (220 kPa, 2.2 kgf/cm2 or bar)
Rear32 psi (220 kPa, 2.2 kgf/cm2 or bar)
Spare32 psi (220 kPa, 2.2 kgf/cm2 or bar)
Wheel size15 6 1/2J
Wheel nut torque76 ft•lbf (103 N•m, 10.5 kgf•m)
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Tire information
Full-size tire
Compact spare tire
Typical tire symbols
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Vehicle specifications
Tire size( P. 676)
DOT and Tire Identification Number (TIN) ( P. 676)
Location of treadwear indicators ( P. 528)
Tire ply composition and materials
Plies are layers of rubber-coated parallel cords. Cords are the strands
which form the p lies in a tire.
Summer tires or all season tires ( P. 533)
An all season tire has “M+S” on the sidewall. A tire not marked “M+S”
is a summer tire.
Radial tires or bias-ply tires
A radial tire has “RADIAL” on the sidewall. A tire not marked “ RADIAL”
is a bias-ply tire.
TUBELESS or TUBE TYPE
A tubeless tire does not have a tube and air is directly put into the tire.
A tube type tire has a tube insi de the tire and the tube mainta ins the air
pressure.
Load limit at maximum cold tire inflation pressure ( P. 532)
Maximum cold tire in flation pressure ( P. 668)
This means the press ure to which a tire may be inflated.
Uniform tire quality grading
For details, see “Uniform Tire Q uality Grading” that follows.
“TEMPORARY USE ONLY”
A compact spare tire is identified by the phrase “TEMPORARY USE
ONLY” molded on its sidewall. This tire is designed for tempora ry
emergency use only.
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