Wheel Selection; Aluminum Wheel Precautions - Lexus LS500 Owner's Manual

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6-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance
Wheels
If a wheel is bent, cracked or heavily
corroded, it should be replaced.
Otherwise, the tire may separate
from the wheel or cause a loss of
handling control.

Wheel selection

When replacing wheels, care should
be taken to ensure that they are equiv-
alent to those removed in load capac-
ity, diameter, rim width and inset
Replacement wheels are available at
your Lexus dealer.
*
: Conventionally referred to as offset.
Lexus does not recommend using the
following:
 Wheels of different sizes or types
 Used wheels
 Bent wheels that have been straight-
ened
When replacing wheels
■
The wheels of your vehicle are equipped
with tire pressure warning valves and trans-
mitters that allow the tire pressure warning
system to provide advance warning in the
event of a loss in tire inflation pressure.
Whenever wheels are replaced, the tire
pressure warning valves and transmitters
must be installed. (→P.401)
WARNING
When replacing wheels
■
● Do not use wheels that are a different
size from those recommended in the
Owner's Manual, as this may result in a
loss of handling control.
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WARNING
Never use an inner tube in a leaking
●
wheel which is designed for a tubeless
tire.
Doing so may result in an accident,
causing death or serious injury.
Use of defective wheels prohibited
■
Do not use cracked or deformed wheels.
Doing so could cause the tire to leak air
during driving, possibly causing an acci-
dent.
NOTICE
■ Replacing tire pressure warning
valves and transmitters
*
.
Because tire repair or replacement
●
may affect the tire pressure warning
valves and transmitters, make sure to
have tires serviced by your Lexus
dealer or other qualified service shop.
In addition, make sure to purchase
your tire pressure warning valves and
transmitters at your Lexus dealer.
● Ensure that only genuine Lexus wheels
are used on your vehicle.
Tire pressure warning valves and trans-
mitters may not work properly with
non-genuine wheels.

Aluminum wheel precautions

 Use only Lexus wheel nuts and
wheel nut wrenches designed for
use with your aluminum wheels.
 When rotating, repairing or chang-
ing your tires, check that the wheel
nuts are still tight after driving 1000
miles (1600 km).
 Be careful not to damage the alumi-
num wheels when using tire chains.
 Use only Lexus genuine balance
weights or equivalent and a plastic