2023 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID spare tire location

4046-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance
Check if the treadwear indica-
tors are showing on the tires.
Also check the tires for uneven
wear, such as excessive wear
on one side of the tread.
Check the spare tire condition
and pressure if not rotated.
New tread
Worn tread
Treadwear indicator
The location of treadwear indicators
is shown by a “TWI” or “ ” mark,
WARNING
●If electrolyte gets on your
clothes
It can soak through clothing on
to your skin. Immediately take
off the clothing and follow the
procedure above if necessary.
●If you accidentally swallow elec-
trolyte
Drink a large quantity of water
or milk. Get emergency medical
attention immediately.
■When replacing the 12-volt
battery
Use a 12-volt battery designed for
this vehicle. Failure to do so may
cause gas (hydrogen) to enter the
passenger compartment, causing
a fire or explosion.
For replacement of the 12-volt
battery, contact your Toyota
dealer.
■When handling the 12-volt
battery
P. 4 8 3
NOTICE
■When recharging the 12-volt
battery
Never recharge the 12-volt bat-
tery while the hybrid system is
operating. Also, be sure all acces-
sories are turned off.
Tires
Replace or rotate tires in
accordance with mainte-
nance schedules and tread-
wear.
Checking tires

4056-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance
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Maintenance and care
etc., molded into the sidewall of
each tire.
Replace the tires if the treadwear
indicators are showing on a tire.
■When to replace your vehicle’s
tires
Tires should be replaced if:
●The treadwear indicators are
showing on a tire.
●You have tire damage such as
cuts, splits, cracks deep enough
to expose the fabric, and bulges
indicating internal damage.
●A tire goes flat r epeatedly or can-
not be properly repaired due to the
size or location of a cut or other
damage.
If you are not sure, consult with your
Toyota dealer.
■Tire life
Any tire over 6 years old must be
checked by a qualified technician
even if it has seldom or never been
used or damage i s not obvious.
■Proper storage of the spare tire
As an improperly stored spare tire
may cause damage to the wire
cable that holds it, check that the
spare tire is stored properly on a
daily basis.
●If the stored spare tire appears to
be slanted or rattl es while driving,
the spare tire may not be properly
stored. Store the spare tire again
by performing the following tire
change procedure correctly: 1
If the spare tire is slanted, the
hoist assembly may be stuck in
the wheel opening. If the spare
tire rattles while driving, it may
not be fully raised. Lower the
spare tire to the ground and
make sure that the hoist assem-
bly is perpendicular to the wheel
opening.
2 Raise the tire slowly and steadily
until a click is heard and the jack
handle skips.
If the spare tire cannot be lowered,
the wire cable may be severed.
Have the vehicle inspected at your
Toyota dealer.
■Maximum load of tire
Check that the n umber given by
dividing the maximum load by 1.10
of the replacement tire is greater
than 1/2 of the Gross Axle Weight
Ratings (GAWR) of either the front
axle or the rear axle, whichever is
greater.
For the GAWR, see the Certification
Label.
For the maximum load of the tire,
see the load limit at maximum cold
tire inflation pressure mentioned on
the sidewall of the tire. ( P.500)
■Tire types
●Summer tires
Summer tires are high-speed perfor-
mance tires best suited to highway
driving under dry conditions. Since
summer tires do not have the same
traction performance as snow tires,
summer tires are inadequate for

4627-2. Steps to take in an emergency
Jack handle
Wheel nut wrench
Adapter socket
Jack
Spare tire
Wheel lock key (if equipped)
Location of the spare tire, jack and tools
WARNING
■Using the tire jack
Observe the following precau-
tions.
Improper use of the tire jack may
cause the vehicle to suddenly fall
off the jack, leading to death or
serious injury.
●Do not use the tire jack for any
purpose other than replacing
tires or installing and removing
tire chains.
●Only use the tire jack that
comes with this vehicle for
replacing a flat tire.
Do not use it on other vehicles,
and do not use other tire jacks
for replacing tires on this vehi-
cle.

4727-2. Steps to take in an emergency
WARNING
■When using the compact
spare tire
●Remember that the compact
spare tire provided is specifi-
cally designed for use with your
vehicle. Do not use your com-
pact spare tire on another vehi-
cle.
●Do not use more than one com-
pact spare tire simultaneously.
●Replace the compact spare tire
with a standard tire as soon as
possible.
●Avoid sudden acceleration,
abrupt steering, sudden brak-
ing and shifting operations that
cause sudden engine braking.
■When the compact spare tire
is attached
The vehicle speed may not be
correctly detecte d, and the follow-
ing systems may not operate cor-
rectly:
• ABS & Brake assist
• VSC
• TRAC
• EPS
• VDIM
• Dynamic radar cruise control
with full-speed range
• PCS (Pre-Collision System)
• LTA (Lane Tracing Assist)
• Automatic High Beam
• AFS (Adaptive Front-lighting System) (if equipped)
• Tire pressure warning system
• Intuitive parking assist (if equipped)
• PKSB (Parking Support Brake) (if equipped)
• Toyota parking assist monitor (if equipped)
• Panoramic view monitor (if equipped)
• BSM (Blind Spot Monitor)
• R C TA
• Navigation system (if equipped)
Also, not only c an the following
system not be utilized fully, but it
may even negatively affect the
drive-train components:
• E-Four (AWD models)
■Speed limit when using the
compact spare tire
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
speeds. Failure to observe this
precaution may lead to an acci-
dent causing death or serious
injury.
■After using the tools and jack
Before driving, ma ke sure all the
tools and jack are securely in
place in their storage location to
reduce the possibility of personal
injury during a collision or sudden
braking.

4737-2. Steps to take in an emergency
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When trouble arises
NOTICE
■Be careful when driving over
bumps with the compact
spare tire installed on the
vehicle
The vehicle becomes lower when
driving with the compact spare tire
compared to when driving with
standard tires. Be careful when
driving over uneven road sur-
faces.
■Driving with tire chains and
the compact spare tire
Do not fit tire chains to the com-
pact spare tire. Tire chains may
damage the vehicle body and
adversely affect driving perfor-
mance.
■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 pressure warning valve and
transmitter may be damaged if not
handled correctly.
■When stowing the flat tire
●Ensure that there is no object
caught between the tire and the
vehicle underbody.
●Securely tighten the spare tire
clamp bolt to hold the spare
wheel carrier by the hook.
●Stow the flat tire in the spare tire
location. Failure to do so may
cause damage to the spare tire
carrier. Proper storage reduces
the possibility of injury in a colli-
sion or during sudden braking.
●Have the flat tire repaired and
the spare tire replaced with it as
soon as possible.
■Proper storage of the spare
tire
●If the hoist assembly is slanted
when stowing a tire, the hoist
assembly may become stuck in
the wheel opening and the tire
may not be raised properly,
causing damage to the wheel or
the wire cable.
●Do not attempt to turn the spare
tire clamp bolt without a tire on
the hoist assembly, as doing so
may cause the wire cable to slip
off of the shaft inside the unit
and the wire cable may not be
able to be raised or lowered. If
the spare tire clamp bolt has
been turned without a tire on the
hoist assembly and the wire
cable cannot be raised or low-
ered, contact your Toyota
dealer.

5008-1. Specifications
Full-size tire
Compact spare tireTire size ( P.502)
DOT and Tire Identification Number (TIN) ( P.501)
Location of treadwear indicators ( P.404)
Tire ply composition and materials
Plies are layers of rubber-coat ed parallel cords. Cords are the strands
which form the pl ies in a tire.
Radial tires or bias-ply tires
Tire information
Typical tire symbols

551Alphabetical Index
Linked mirror function when reversing ............................ 171
Mirror position memory ........ 153
RCTA function ...................... 291
Side turn signal lights Replacing light bulbs ............ 428
Turn signal lever ................... 216
Side windows ...... ................... 173
Smart key system Antenna location .................. 142
Entry functions ............. 127, 132
Starting the hybrid system.... 207
Snow tires ............................... 320
Spare tire ................................. 461 Storage location ................... 462
Spark plug ............................... 494
Specifications ......................... 490
Speedometer ...................... 87, 91
Sport mode ............................. 308
Steering wheel Adjustment ........................... 159
Heated steering wheel ......... 341
Meter control switches ... 97, 107
Stop lights Replacing light bulbs ............ 428
Storage features ..................... 346
Stuck If the vehicle becomes stuck 488
Suggestion function....... 105, 112
Sun visors ............................... 368
Sunshade Roof...................................... 176
Switches Activating the Automatic High Beam .................................. 226
Automatic High Beam system ........................................... 226
Brake Hold switch ................ 220
Digital Rearview Mirror control switches ............................. 161
Door lock switches ............... 130
Driving mode select switch... 308 Driving position memory
switches..............................153
Dynamic radar cruise control with full-speed range switch264
Electronic roof sunshade switches..............................179
Emergency flashers switch...438
EV drive mode switch ........... 211
Fog light switch .....................229
Garage door opener switches ...........................................370
Heated steering wheel switch ...........................................341
Ignition switch .......................207
Instrument panel light control switches..........................89, 96
Intuitive parking assist switch284
Light switches .......................223
LTA (Lane Tracing Assist) switch ...........................................259
Meter control switches....97, 107
Moon roof switches ..............176
“ODO TRIP” switch .................89
“ODO” switch ..........................95
Outside rear v iew mirror
switches..............................171
Panoramic moon roof switches ...........................................179
Parking brake switch ............217
PCS OFF switch ...................245
PKSB (Parking Support Brake) switch .................................299
Power door lock switch.........130
Power switch ........................207
Power window switches .......173
RCTA switch .........................292
Rear window and outside rear view mirror defoggers switch...........................................330
Seat heater switches ............341
Seat ventilator switches........341
“SOS” button ..........................65

552Alphabetical Index
Tilt and telescopic steering con-trol switch ........................... 159
Tire pressure warning reset switch ................................. 410
Vehicle-to-vehicle distance switch ................................. 264
VSC OFF switch................... 312
Window lock switch .............. 175
Windshield defogger switch . 330
Windshield wiper and washer switch ......................... 229, 232
Windshield wiper de-icer switch ........................................... 330
T
Tachometer ......................... 87, 91
Tail lights Light switch .......................... 223
Replacing light bulbs ............ 428
The Secondary Collision Brake ............................................... 312
Theft deterrent system Alarm ...................................... 78
Immobilizer system ................ 77
Tire inflati on pressure
Maintenance data................. 495
Tire inflation pressure display function............................... 407
Warning light ........................ 449
Tire information ...................... 500 Glossary ............................... 504
Size ...................................... 502
Tire identification number ..... 501
Uniform Tire Quality Grading 503
Tire pressure display ............. 407
Tire pressure warning system Function ............................... 407
Initializing ............................. 409
Installing tire pressure warning valves and transmitters ...... 409
Registering ID codes ............ 412
Warning light ........................ 449 Tires
Chains ..................................321
Checking ..............................404
If you have a flat tire .............461
Inflation pressure ..................415
Information ......... ..................500
Replacing .............................461
Rotating tires ........................407
Size ......................................495
Snow tires.............................320
Spare tire ..............................461
Tire inflation pressure display function ...............................407
Tire pressure w arning system
...........................................407
Warning light.........................449
Tools ........................................462
Top tether strap ........................62
Total load capacit y .................490
To w i n g Dinghy towing .......................206
Emergency towing ................441
Trailer towing ...... ..................195
Toyota Safety Sense 2.5 + Automatic High Be am ...........226
Dynamic radar cruise control with full-speed range ..........263
LTA (Lane Tracing Assist) .....253
PCS (Pre-Collisio n System) .242
RSA (Road Sign Assist) ........275
TRAC (Traction Control) ........ 311
Traction battery (hybrid battery) Hybrid battery (tr action battery)
air vents ................................75
Location ..................................73
Specification .........................492
Warning message...................76
Traction Control (TRAC) ........ 311
Traction motor (electric motor)69
Trail Mode ................................309
Trailer Sway Control ............... 311
Trailer towing ..........................195