Flat tires
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Do not use two or more temporary
spare tires at the same time.
Do not drive over obstacles. This tire
has a smaller diameter, so road clear-
ance is reduced.
9-4. Flat tires
CAUTION
Never use any temporary spare tire
other than the original. Using other
sizes may result in severe mechan-
ical damage to the drivetrain of your
vehicle.
If you have a flat tire while driving, never
brake suddenly; keep driving straight
ahead while gradually reducing speed.
Then slowly pull off the road to a safe
place.
The temporary spare tire is smaller and
lighter than a conventional tire and is
designed for emergency use only. Re-
move the temporary spare tire and re-
install the conventional tire as soon as
possible because the spare tire is de-
signed only for temporary use.
& Changing a flat tire
WARNING
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Use only the jack and the jack
handle provided with your vehi-
cle. The jack supplied with the
vehicle is designed only for chan-
ging a tire. Never put any part of
your body under the vehicle while
the vehicle is being supported by
the jack. Doing so could result in
serious injury or death.
Check the inflation pressure of the tem-
porary spare tire periodically to keep the
tire ready for use. For the correct tire
pressure, refer to “Temporary spare tires”
�P505.
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Tread wear indicator bar
Indicator location mark
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When the wear indicator appears on
the tread, replace the tire.
When using the temporary spare tire, note
the following.
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Do not jack up the vehicle on an
incline or a loose road surface.
The jack can come out of the
jacking point or sink into the
ground and this can result in
serious injury or death.
The temporary spare tire must be used
only on a rear wheel. If a front wheel tire
gets punctured, replace the wheel with
a rear wheel and install the temporary
spare tire in place of the removed rear
wheel.
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Drive with caution when the temporary
spare tire is installed. Avoid hard
acceleration and braking, or fast cor-
nering, as control of the vehicle may be
lost.
Before jacking up the vehicle, be
sure that there are no occupants
or cargo on board.
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Do not exceed 50 mph (80 km/h).
Do not put a tire chain on the temporary
spare tire. Because of the smaller tire
size, a tire chain will not fit properly.
