Lexus RX350 2023 Manual page 504

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7-2. Steps to take in an emergency
avoid scratching the wheel surface.
WARNING
■ Replacing a flat tire
Do not touch the disc wheels or the 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.
Installing the spare tire
1
Remove any dirt or foreign matter
from the wheel contact surfaces
and wheel bolts.
If foreign matter is on the wheel contact
surface, the wheel bolts may loosen while
the vehicle is in motion, causing the tire to
come off.
2
Align a wheel bolt hole on the spare
tire with the guide pin, and set the
spare tire on the guide pin.
Securely set the spare tire so that its wheel
is touching the contact surface.
3 Loosely tighten each wheel bolt by
hand or using a wheel bolt socket
.
A
Push the spare tire to prevent it from falling.
Do not use the wheel bolt socket for any-
thing other than loosely tightening the
wheel bolts by hand.
4
Remove the guide pin and loosely
tighten the wheel bolt as in step 3.