Installing The Spare Tire - Lexus RC F Owner's Manual

366 7-2. Steps to take in an emergency
the tire so that the wheel design faces up to
avoid scratching the wheel surface.
WARNING
Replacing a flat tire
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Do not touch the disc wheels or the
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area around the brakes immediately
after the vehicle has been driven.
After the vehicle 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.
Failure to follow these precautions
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could cause the wheel nuts to loosen
and the tire to fall off, resulting in death
or serious injury.
• Never use oil or grease on the wheel
bolts or wheel nuts.Oil and grease may
cause the wheel nuts to be excessively
tightened, leading to bolt or disc wheel
damage. In addition, the oil or grease
can cause the wheel nuts to loosen and
the wheel may fall off, causing a serious
accident. Remove any oil or grease
from the wheel bolts or wheel nuts.
• 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.
• Do not attach a heavily damaged
wheel ornament, as it may fly off the
wheel while the vehicle is moving.
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• When installing a tire, only use wheel
nuts that have been specifically
designed for that wheel.
• If there are any cracks or deformations
in the bolt screws, nut threads or bolt
holes of the wheel, have the vehicle
inspected by your Lexus dealer.
NOTICE
Precaution for CCB (Carbon
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Ceramic Brake) discs (if equipped)
Do not subject the carbon ceramic brake
disc to strong impact.
It the carbon ceramic brake disc has
been subjected to a strong impact, even
if there is no obvious damage, have the
vehicle inspected by your Lexus dealer.

Installing the spare tire

1 Remove any dirt or foreign matter
from the wheel contact surface.
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.
2 Install the tire and loosely tighten
each wheel nut by hand by approxi-
mately the same amount.
When replacing an aluminum wheel with
an aluminum wheel, turn the wheel nuts
until the washers come into contact
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