Lexus GS 350 Owner's Manual page 569

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7-2. Steps to take in an emergency
Firmly tighten each wheel nut two or
4
three times in the order shown in the
illustration.
Tightening torque:
103 N•m (10.5 kgf•m, 76 ft•lbf)
Vehicles with full-size spare tire:
5
Reinstall the wheel ornament.
Stow the flat tire, tire jack and all tools.
6
The spare tire (GS350/GS300 with compact spare tire, and GS F)
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GS350/GS300: The spare tire is identified by the label "TEMPORARY USE ONLY"
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on the tire sidewall.
Use the spare tire temporarily, and only in an emergency.
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Make sure to check the tire inflation pressure of the spare tire. (P. 622)
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When using the spare tire
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As the spare tire is not equipped with a tire pressure warning valve and transmitter, low
inflation pressure of the spare tire will not be indicated by the tire pressure warning sys-
tem. Also, if you replace the spare tire after the tire pressure warning light comes on, the
light remains on.
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: GS350/GS300 with compact spare tire, and GS F
When the spare tire is equipped
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The vehicle may become lower when driving with the spare tire compared to when driv-
ing with standard tires.
If you have a flat rear tire on a road covered with snow or ice (vehicles with front and
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rear tires of the same size and compact spare tire only)
Install the compact spare tire on one of the front wheels of the vehicle. Perform the fol-
lowing steps and fit tire chains to the rear tires:
Replace a front tire with the compact spare tire.
1
Replace the flat rear tire with the tire removed from the front of the vehicle.
2
Fit tire chains to the rear tires.
3
GS350_300_GS F_OM_OM30J17E_(GE)
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(vehicles with the tire pressure warning system)