Installing The Spare Tire - Toyota Camry 2018 Owner's Manual

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7-2. Steps to take in an emergency

Installing the spare tire

Remove any dirt or foreign mat-
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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
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approximately the same amount.
When replacing a steel wheel
with a steel wheel, tighten the
wheel nuts until the tapered
portion comes into loose con-
tact with the disc wheel seat.
When replacing an aluminum
wheel with a steel wheel,
tighten the wheel nuts until the
tapered portion comes into
loose contact with the disc
wheel seat.
Lower the vehicle.
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Tapered portion
Disc wheel
seat
Tapered portion
Disc wheel
seat