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7-2. Steps to take in an emergency

ately.

If you have a flat tire

• “Smart Key System Malfunction”

●If any of the following messages

are displayed on the multi-infor-

mation display, it may indicate a

malfunction. Immediately stop the

vehicle and contact your Toyota

dealer.

Your vehicle is equipped

with a spare tire. The flat tire

can be replaced with the

spare tire.

• “Braking Power Low”

• “Charging System Malfunction”

• “Oil Pressure Low”

For details about tires:

P.311

NOTICE

WARNING

■If “High Power Consumption

Power to Climate Temporar-

ily Limited” is displayed fre-

quently

■If you have a flat tire

Do not continue driving with a flat

tire. Driving even a short distance

with a flat tire can damage the tire

and the wheel beyond repair,

There is a possible malfunction

relating to the charging system or

the battery may be deteriorating.

Have the vehicle inspected by

your Toyota dealer.

which could result in an accident.

Before jacking up the

vehicle

 Stop the vehicle in a safe

place on a hard, flat surface.

 Set the parking brake.

 Shift the shift lever to P.

 Stop the engine.

 Turn on the emergency flash-

ers.

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Location of the spare tire, jack and tools

 Type A

Jack handle

Jack

Towing eyelet

Spare tire

7

Wheel nut wrench

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 Type B

Jack

Wheel nut wrench

Spare tire

Jack handle

●Put the jack properly in its jack

point.

WARNING

■Using the tire jack

Observe the following precau-

tions. Improper use of the tire jack

may cause the vehicle to sud-

denly 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.

●Do not put any part of your body

under the vehicle while it is sup-

ported by the jack.

●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 vehicle.

●Do not start the engine or drive

the vehicle while the vehicle is

supported by the jack.

●Do not raise the vehicle while

someone is inside.

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 Type B

WARNING

●When raising the vehicle, do not

put an object on or under the

jack.

●Do not raise the vehicle to a

height greater than that required

to replace the tire.

●Use a jack stand if it is neces-

sary to get under the vehicle.

●When lowering the vehicle,

make sure that there is no-one

near the vehicle. If there are

people nearby, warn them

vocally before lowering.

For tightening

For loosening

Taking out the spare tire

Taking out the jack

1 Remove the deck mat.

(P.373)

1 Remove the deck mat.

2 Remove the tool tray.

 Type A

7

2 Take out the jack.

 Type A

 Type B

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3 Loosen the center fastener

Wheel chock

positions

Flat tire

that secures the spare tire.

In front of the

front right-hand

side tire

Rear left-hand

side

In front of the

front left-hand

side tire

Rear right-hand

side

2 Vehicles with a steel wheel:

Remove the wheel cap (if

equipped) using the wrench.

WARNING

Insert the wrench into the notch

on the wheel cap.

To protect the wheel cap, place a

rag between the wrench and the

wheel cap.

■When storing the spare tire

Be careful not to catch fingers or

other body parts between the

spare tire and the body of the

vehicle.

Replacing a flat tire

1 Chock the tires.

3 Slightly loosen the wheel

nuts (one turn).

Wheel chock

Flat tire

positions

Behind the rear

Front left-hand

right-hand side

side

tire

Front right-hand Behind the rear

4 Turn the tire jack portion

by hand until the center of the

recessed portion of the jack

side

left-hand side tire

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is in contact with the center of

the jack point.

6 Raise the vehicle until the tire

is slightly raised off the

ground.

7 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.

5 Assemble the jack handle

extension.

 Type A

7

WARNING

 Type B

■Replacing a flat tire

●Do not touch the disc wheels or

the area around the brakes

immediately after the vehicle

has been driven. After the vehi-

cle 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.

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motion, causing the tire to come off.

WARNING

●Failure to follow these precau-

tions 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 76 ft•lbf

(103 N•m, 10.5 kgf•m) as soon

as possible after changing

wheels.

2 Install the tire and loosely

tighten each wheel nut by

hand by approximately the

same amount.

• Do not attach a heavily dam-

aged wheel ornament, as it may

fly off the wheel while the vehi-

cle is moving.

• When installing a tire, only use

wheel nuts that have been spe-

cifically designed for that wheel.

When replacing a steel wheel with

a steel wheel (including a compact

spare tire), tighten the wheel nuts

until the tapered portion

into loose contact with the disc

wheel seat

comes

• If there are any cracks or defor-

mations in the bolt screws, nut

threads or bolt holes of the

wheel, have the vehicle

inspected by your Toyota

dealer.

.

• When installing the wheel nuts,

be sure to install them with the

tapered ends facing inward.

Installing the spare tire

1 Remove any dirt or foreign

matter from the wheel con-

tact surface.

When replacing an aluminum wheel

with a steel wheel (including a com-

pact spare tire), tighten the wheel

nuts until the tapered portion

comes into loose contact with the

If foreign matter is on the wheel

contact surface, the wheel nuts

may loosen while the vehicle is in

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USE ONLY” on the tire sidewall.

Use the compact spare tire tempo-

rarily, and only in an emergency.

disc wheel seat

.

●Make sure to check the tire infla-

tion pressure of the compact

spare tire. (P.397)

■When the compact spare tire is

equipped

The vehicle becomes lower when

driving with the compact spare tire

compared to when driving with stan-

dard tires.

3 Lower the vehicle.

■After completing the tire

change (vehicles with a tire

pressure warning system)

The tire pressure warning system

must be reset. (P.318)

■When using the compact spare

tire (vehicles with a tire pres-

sure warning system)

As the compact spare tire is not

equipped with a tire pressure warn-

ing valve and transmitter, low infla-

tion pressure of the spare tire will

not be indicated by the tire pressure

warning system. Also, if you replace

the compact spare tire after the tire

pressure warning light comes on,

the light remains on.

4 Firmly tighten each wheel nut

two or three times in the

order shown in the illustra-

tion.

7

Tightening torque:

76 ft•lbf (103 N•m, 10.5 kgf•m)

■If you have a flat front tire on a

road covered with snow or ice

Install the compact spare tire on one

of the rear wheels of the vehicle.

Perform the following steps and fit

tire chains to the front tires:

1 Replace a rear tire with the com-

pact spare tire.

2 Replace the flat front tire with the

tire removed from the rear of the

vehicle.

3 Fit tire chains to the front tires.

5 Stow the flat tire, tire jack and

■When reinstalling the wheel cap

(steel wheels except compact

spare tire)

all tools.

Align the cutout of the wheel cap

with the valve stem as shown in the

illustration.

■The compact spare tire

●The compact spare tire is identi-

fied by the label “TEMPORARY

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• LTA (Lane Tracing Assist)

• Tire pressure warning system (if

equipped)

• BSM (if equipped)

• RCTA (if equipped)

• SEA (if equipped)

WARNING

• Rear view monitor system

• Navigation system (if equipped)

■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.

■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.

●Do not use more than one com-

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.

pact spare tires 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.

■After using the tools and jack

Before driving, make 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.

■When the compact spare tire

is attached

The vehicle speed may not be

correctly detected, and the follow-

ing systems may not operate cor-

rectly:

NOTICE

• ABS & Brake assist

• VSC

■Be careful when driving over

bumps with the compact

spare tire installed on the

vehicle.

• TRAC

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.

• Automatic High Beam

• Dynamic radar cruise control

• EPS

• PCS (Pre-Collision System)

• LDA (Lane Departure Alert)

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