TOYOTA AVENSIS 2014 Owners Manual (in English)

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651 5-2. Steps to take in an emergency
When trouble arises
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CAUTION
Replacing a flat tire
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may result in serious injury:
• Do not try to remove the wheel ornament by hand. Take due care in
handling the ornament to avoid unexpected personal injury.
• Do not attach a heavily damaged wheel ornament, as it may fly off the
wheel while the vehicle is moving.
Failure to follow these precautions could cause the wheel nuts to loosen
and the tire to fall off, resulting in death or serious injury.
• Have the wheel nuts tightened with a torque wrench to 103 N•m (10.5
kgf•m, 76 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.
• When installing the wheel nuts, be sure to install the wheel nuts with
the tapered ends facing inward. (P. 552)
When using the standard spare tire (vehicles with a spare tire of differ-
ent wheel type from the installed tires)
Replace the standard spare tire with a standard tire as soon as possible.
Avoid sudden acceleration, deceleration and braking, as well as sharp cor-
nering.
When using the compact spare tire
Remember that your compact spare tire is specifically designed for use
with your vehicle. Do not use your compact spare tire on another vehicle.
Do not use more than one compact spare tire simultaneously.
Replace the compact spare tire with a standard tire as soon as possible.
Avoid sudden acceleration, deceleration and braking, as well as sharp cor-
nering.

652 5-2. Steps to take in an emergency
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CAUTION
Speed limit when using the compact spare tire
Do not drive at speeds in excess of 80 km/h (50 mph) when a compact spare
tire is installed on the vehicle.
The compact spare tire is not designed for driving at high speeds. Failing to
observe this precaution may lead to an accident.
When the spare tire is installed
The vehicle speed may not be correctly detected, and the following systems
may not operate correctly:
ABS & brake assist
VSC
TRC
Navigation system (if equipped)
Toyota parking assist-sensor (if equipped)
Dynamic radar cruise control (if equipped)
Cruise control (if equipped)
PCS (if equipped)
LKA (if equipped)
AFS (if equipped)

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653 5-2. Steps to take in an emergency
When trouble arises
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NOTICE
Do not drive the vehicle with a flat tire
Do not continue driving with a flat tire.
Driving even a short distance with a flat tire can damage the tire and the
wheel beyond repair.
Be careful when driving over bumps with the compact spare tire
installed on the vehicle
The vehicle becomes lower when driving with the compact spare tire com-
pared to when driving with standard tires. Be careful when driving over
uneven road surfaces.
Driving with tire chains and the compact spare tire
Do not fit tire chains to the compact spare tire.
Tire chains may damage the vehicle body and adversely affect driving per-
formance.

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5-2. Steps to take in an emergency
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If you have a flat tire (vehicles with a spare tire for wagon)
Remove the flat tire and replace it with the spare provided.
Before jacking up the vehicle
Stop the vehicle on a hard, flat surface.
Set the parking brake.
Shift the shift lever to “P” (Multidrive or automatic transmis-
sion) or “R” (manual transmission).
Stop the engine.
Turn on the emergency flashers. (P. 596)
Location of the spare tire, jack and tools
Vehicles with a compact spare tire
Spare tire
Jack handle
Rear auxiliary
box
Jack
Wheel nut
wrench
Parking brake
release tool
To w i n g
eyelet

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655 5-2. Steps to take in an emergency
When trouble arises
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Vehicles with a standard spare tire
Spare tireJack handle
Rear auxiliary
boxJack
Wheel nut
wrench
Parking brake
release tool
Towing eyelet

656 5-2. Steps to take in an emergency
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Taking out the jack
Remove the rear deck board.
Remove the rear auxiliary box.
Vehicles with a standard spare
tire:
Unhook the tightening strap and
remove the jack.
After storing the jack, make sure
it is securely held by the tighten-
ing strap.
STEP1
STEP2
STEP3

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657 5-2. Steps to take in an emergency
When trouble arises
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Taking out the spare tire
Vehicles with a compact spare tire
Loosen the center fastener that
secures the spare tire.
Vehicles with a standard spare tire
Loosen the center fastener that
secures the spare tire and tool
box.

658 5-2. Steps to take in an emergency
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Replacing a flat tire
Chock the tires.
Vehicles with a steel wheel,
remove the wheel ornament
using the wrench.
To protect the wheel ornament,
place a rag between the wrench
and the wheel ornament, as
shown in the illustration.
STEP1STEP1
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
STEP2

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659 5-2. Steps to take in an emergency
When trouble arises
AVENSIS_OM_OM20B88E_(EE)Slightly loosen the wheel nuts
(one turn).
Turn the tire jack portion “A” by
hand until the notch of the jack is
in contact with the jack point.
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.
STEP3
STEP4
STEP5
STEP6

660 5-2. Steps to take in an emergency
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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, and the tire may come off
the vehicle.
Install the tire and loosely tighten each wheel nut by hand by
approximately the same amount.
Replacing a steel wheel with a steel wheel (including a compact
spare tire)
Tighten the nuts until the tapered
portion comes into loose contact
with the disc wheel sheet.
Replacing an aluminum wheel with a steel wheel (including a com-
pact spare tire)
Tighten the nuts until the tapered
portion comes into loose contact
with the disc wheel sheet.
STEP1
STEP2
Tapered portion
Disc wheel
sheet
Tapered portion
Disc wheel
sheet