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WARNING
• 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.
Failure to follow these precau-
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tions could cause the wheel
nuts to loosen and the tire to fall
off, resulting in death or serious
injury.
• Never use oil or grease on the
wheel bolts or wheel nuts.
Oil and grease may cause the
wheel nuts to be excessively
tightened, leading to bolt or disc
wheel damage. Remove any oil
or grease that has adhered
when installing the wheel nuts.
• After replacing a tire, check the
tightening torque as soon as
possible.
Steel wheel: 154 ft•lbf (209 N•m,
21.3 kgf•m)
Aluminum wheel: 97 ft•lbf (131
N•m, 13.4 kgf•m)
• When installing a tire, only use
wheel nuts that have been spe-
cifically designed for that wheel.
• Retighten the wheel nuts within
100 miles (160 km) of driving.
• If there are any cracks or defor-
mations in the bolt screws, nut
threads or bolt holes of the
wheel, have the vehicle
inspected by your Toyota
dealer.
• Do not attach a heavily dam-
aged wheel ornament, as it may
fly off the wheel while the vehi-
cle is moving.
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7-2. Steps to take in an emergency
• When installing the wheel nuts,
be sure to install them with the
tapered ends facing inward.
Installing the spare tire
1
Remove any dirt or foreign
matter from the wheel con-
tact surface.
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 (including a compact
spare tire), tighten the wheel nuts
until the tapered portion
into loose contact with the disc
wheel seat
When replacing an aluminum wheel
591
comes
.
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