Toyota Avensis Owner's Manual page 679

CAUTION
 Replacing a flat tire
 Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may result in serious injury:
• Do not try to remove the wheel ornament by hand. Take due care in
handling the ornament to avoid unexpected personal injury.
• Do not attach a heavily damaged wheel ornament, as it may fly off the
wheel while the vehicle is moving.
 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.
Failure to follow these precautions could cause the nuts to loosen and
the wheel may fall off, which could lead to an accident causing death or
serious injury.
• When installing the wheel nuts, be sure to install the wheel nuts with
the tapered ends facing inward. (P. 566)
 When using the full-size spare tire (vehicles with the tire pressure
warning system or a spare tire of different wheel type from the installed
tires)
Replace the standard spare tire with a standard tire as soon as possible.
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 Avoid sudden acceleration, deceleration and braking, as well as sharp cor-
nering.
 When using the compact spare tire
 Remember that your compact spare tire is specifically designed for use
with your vehicle. Do not use your compact spare tire on another vehicle.
 Do not use more than one compact spare tires simultaneously.
 Replace the compact spare tire with a standard tire as soon as possible.
 Avoid sudden acceleration, deceleration and braking, as well as sharp cor-
nering.
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