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Maintenance and care
Open the back door. (P. 278)
Lift the deck under box cover
up and take out the tool bag.
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
1
2
3
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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. 614)
If the portion can not be loos-
ened, turn it using the jack handle.
Taking out the jack
1
2A
A
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Maintenance and care
Chock the tires.
Slightly loosen the wheel nuts
(one turn).
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.
Replacing a tire
1
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
2
Jack point
3A
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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.
4
5
6
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Maintenance and care
WARNING
■Replacing a tire
● Do not touch the disc wheels or the area around the brakes immediately
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.
● 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 103 N•m
(10.5 kgf•m, 76 ft•lbf) as soon as possible after changing wheels.
• When installing a tire, only use wheel nuts that have been specifically
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 any authorized
Toyota retailer or Toyota authoriz ed repairer, or any reliable repairer.
• When installing the wheel nuts, be sure to install the wheel nuts with the
tapered ends facing inward.
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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, causing the tire to come
off.
Install the tire and loosely
tighten each wheel nut by hand
by approximately the same
amount.
Turn the wheel nuts until the wash-
ers come into contact with the disc
wheel.
Lower the vehicle.
Firmly tighten each wheel nut
two or three times in the order
shown in the illustration.
Tightening torque:
103 N•m (10.5 kgf•m, 76 ft•lbf)
Stow the tire jack and all tools.
Installing the tire
1
Washer
Disc wheel2
3
4
5
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Maintenance and care
■Jack point
■Storing the jack The mark indicating the jack point is
stamped on the underside of the vehicle.
Fully insert the jack in the stowing posi-
tion, and turn the portion to secure the
jack.
A
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■Certification for the jack