TOYOTA tC 2014 Owners Manual (in English)

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If you have a flat tire
Remove the flat tire and replace it with the spare tire provided.
■Before jacking up the vehicle
●Stop the vehicle on a hard, flat surface.
●Set the parking brake.
●Shift the shift lever to P (automatic transmission) or R (manual
transmission).
●Stop the engine.
●Turn on the emergency flashers.
■Location of the spare tire, jack and tools
Jack handle
Jack Wheel nut
wrench
Spa r e tire
Towing eyelet

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Taking out the jack
Remove the luggage mat.
Take out the jack.
For loosening
For tightening
STEP 1
STEP 2

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Taking out the spare tire
Remove the luggage mat. (P. 392)
Remove the tool tray.
Loosen the center fastener that
secures the spare tire.
STEP 1
STEP 2
STEP 3

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Replacing a flat tire
Chock the tires.
Slightly loosen the wheel nuts
(one turn).
STEP 1
Flat tireWheel chock positions
FrontLeft-hand side Behind the rear right-hand side tire
Right-hand side Behind the rear left-hand side tire
RearLeft-hand side In front of the front right-hand side tire
Right-hand side In front of the front left-hand side tire
STEP 2

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Turn the tire jack portion “A” by
hand until the notch of the jack is
in contact with the jack point.
The jack point guides are
located under the rocker panel.
They indicate the jack point
positions.
Raise the vehicle until the tire is
slightly raised off the ground.
Remove all the wheel nuts and
the tire.
When resting the tire on the
ground, place the tire so that the
wheel design faces up to avoid
scratching the wheel surface.
STEP 3
STEP 4
STEP 5

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Installing the spare tire
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.
Install the spare tire and loosely
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.
STEP 1
STEP 2 Tapered portion
Disc wheel
seat
STEP 3

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Firmly tighten each wheel nut
two or three times in the order
shown in the illustration.
Tightening torque:
76 ft•lbf (103 N•m, 10.5 kgf•m)
Stow the flat tire, tire jack and all tools.
Stowing the flat tire
Before stowing the flat tire,
remove the center wheel orna-
ment by pushing from the
reverse side.
Put the flat tire on the center of
the luggage mat with the outer
side of the wheel facing up. Hook
the end of the belt to either rear
cargo hook.
STEP 4
STEP 5
STEP 1
STEP 2

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Pass the belts from between the
wheel spokes through the cen-
ter hole of the wheel.
Hook the other end of the belt to
the front cargo hook located
diagonally to the used rear hook.STEP 3
STEP 4

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■Jack point guide
■When storing the luggage mat
The jack point guides are located under
the rocker panel. They indicate the jack
point positions.
Hold the luggage mat as shown.

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■The compact spare tire
●The compact spare tire is identified by the label “TEMPORARY USE
ONLY” on the tire sidewall.
Use the compact spare tire temporarily, and only in an emergency.
●Make sure to check the tire inflation pressure of the compact spare
tire. (P. 435)
■After completing the tire change (U.S.A. only)
The tire pressure warning system must be reset. (P. 315)
■When using the compact spare tire (U.S.A. only)
As the compact 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 system. Also, if you replace the
compact spare tire after the tire pressure warning light comes on, the
light remains on.
■If you have a flat front tire on a road covered with snow or ice
Install the compact spare tire on one of the rear wheels of the vehicle.
Perform the following steps and fit tire chains to the front tires:
Replace a rear tire with the compact spare tire.
Replace the flat front tire with the tire removed from the rear of
the vehicle.
Fit tire chains to the front tires.
STEP 1
STEP 2
STEP 3