Toyota RAV4 2019 Owner's Manual page 385

WARNING
●
For vehicles with power back door:
In cases such as when replacing
tires, make sure to turn off the
power back door system (P.102).
Failure to do so may cause the
back door to operate unintentionally
if the power back door switch is
accidentally touched, resulting in
hands and fingers being caught and
injured.
Installing the spare tire
1
Remove any dirt or foreign mat-
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.
2
Install the spare tire and loosely
tighten each wheel nut by hand
by approximately the same
amount.
When replacing a steel wheel with a
steel wheel, tighten the nuts until the
A
tapered portion comes into loose
7-2. Steps to take in an emergency
contact 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
B
wheel seat .
When replacing an aluminum wheel
with an aluminum wheel, turn the wheel
nuts until the washers
contact with the disc wheel
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B
.
A
A
come into
B
.
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