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7-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance
Raise the vehicle until the tire is
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slightly raised off the ground.
Remove all the wheel nuts and the
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tire.
When resting the tire on the ground,
place the tire so that the wheel design
faces up to avoid scratching the wheel
surface.
WARNING
Replacing a tire
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Observe the following precautions to reduce the risk of death or serious injury.
Have the wheel nuts tightened with a torque wrench to 103 N•m (10.5 kgf•m, 76
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ft•lbf) as soon as possible after changing wheels.
Failure to follow these precautions could cause the nuts to loosen and the wheel may
fall off, which could lead to an accident causing death or serious injury.
Do not attach a heavily damaged wheel ornament, as it may fly off the wheel while the
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vehicle is moving.