Toyota 2001 Prius Owner's Manual page 40

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To remove the spare tire:
1. Raise the luggage compartment floor.
2. Loosen the bolt with spacer and re-
move it.
Then take the spare tire out of the ve-
hicle.
When storing the spare tire, put it in place
with the outer side of the wheel facing up.
Then secure the tire by repeating the
above removal steps in reverse order to
prevent it from flying forward during a
collision or sudden braking.
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—Blocking the wheel
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2. Block the wheel diagonally opposite
the flat tire to keep the vehicle from
rolling when it is jacked up.
When chocking the wheel, place a wheel
block from the front for the front wheels
or from the rear for the rear wheels.
—Loosening wheel nuts
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3. Loosen all the wheel nuts.
Always loosen the wheel nuts before rais-
ing the vehicle.
Turn the wheel nuts counterclockwise to
loosen them. To get maximum leverage, fit
the wrench to the nut so that the handle
is on the right side, as shown above.
Grab the wrench near the end of the han-
dle and pull up on the handle. Be careful
that the wrench does not slip off the nut.
Do not remove the nuts yet—just unscrew
them about one–half turn.