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7-2. Steps to take in an emergency
Installing the spare tire
Remove any dirt or foreign mat-
1
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.
Install the tire and loosely
2
tighten each wheel nut by hand
by approximately the same
amount.
Tighten the wheel nuts until the
tapered portion comes into loose
contact with the disc wheel seat.
Lower the vehicle.
3
Firmly tighten each wheel nut
4
two or three times in the order
shown in the illustration.
Tightening torque:
103 N•m (10.5 kgf•m,76 ft•lbf)
Stow the flat tire, tire jack and all tools.
5
Tapered portion
Disc wheel
seat
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