TOYOTA HIGHLANDER 2017 XU50 / 3.G Owners Manual

6118-2. Steps to take in an emergency
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When trouble arises
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Pull the strap upwards to open
the center deck board.
To secure the center deck
board, remove the hook on the
backside of the center deck
board and attach the hook to
the head restraint on the third
seats as shown.
Remove the jack cover.
Remove the jack after removing
the hook.
Taking out the jack
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6128-2. Steps to take in an emergency
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Pull the strap upwards to open
the center deck board.
To secure the center deck
board, remove the hook on the
backside of the center deck
board and attach the hook to
the head restraint on the third
seats as shown.
Remove the mat.
Remove the cover.
If it is difficult to remove the
cover, you can use your key.
Taking out the spare tire
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6138-2. Steps to take in an emergency
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When trouble arises
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Attach the adapter socket to the
spare tire clamp bolt.
Assembling the jack handle.
Remove the jack handle and
assemble it by following these
steps.
Loosen the screw.
Assemble the jack handle
and tighten the screw.
Check that the screw is firmly
tightened.
Connect the jack handle to the
adapter socket. Turn the jack
handle counterclockwise.
The tire will be lowered com-
pletely to the ground.
Turn the jack handle slowly to
lower the spare ti re. If the handle
is turned quickly, the wire cable
may slip off of the shaft inside the
unit and the tire may not be low-
ered.
If the spare tire cannot be lowered: →P. 6 2 0
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6148-2. Steps to take in an emergency
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Pull out the spare tire and stand
it against the bumper.With a compact spare tire
With a full-size spare tire
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6158-2. Steps to take in an emergency
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When trouble arises
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Vehicles with a compact spare tire
Fully depress the secondary
latch (A) and remove the hold-
ing bracket (B) from the hoist
assembly (C).
Tilt the bracket (B) and pass it
through the wheel opening.
Then remove the hoist assem-
bly (C).
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6168-2. Steps to take in an emergency
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Vehicles with a full-size spare tire
Remove the inside spare tire
cover.
Fully depress the secondary
latch (A) and remove the hold-
ing bracket (B) from the hoist
assembly (C).
Tilt the holding bracket (B) so
that it can easily be passed
through the wheel opening.
After passing the holding
bracket through the wheel
opening, remove the hoist
assembly (C).
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6178-2. Steps to take in an emergency
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When trouble arises
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Remove the outside spare tire
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6188-2. Steps to take in an emergency
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Chock the tires.
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.
The jack point guides are located
under the rocker panel. They
indicate the jack point positions.
Replacing a flat tire
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Flat tireWheel chock positions
FrontLeft-hand sideBehind the rear right-hand side tire
Right-hand sideBehind the rear left-hand side tire
RearLeft-hand sideIn front of the front right-hand side tire
Right-hand sideIn front of the front left-hand side tire
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6198-2. Steps to take in an emergency
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When trouble arises
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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.
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6208-2. Steps to take in an emergency
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■If the spare tire cannot be lowered
If the spare tire cannot be lowered, it may not have been stowed properly.
Perform the following procedure:
If the spare tire still cannot be lo wered, the wire cable may be severed.
Have the vehicle inspected by your Toyota dealer. Fully tighten the spare tire clamp bolt
by turning the jack handle clockwise
until two clicks are heard and the jack
handle skips.
Turn the jack handle counterclock-
wise to lower the spare tire.
If the spare tire
still cannot be low-
ered, attempt to fully tighten the spare
tire clamp bolt again by turning the
jack handle clockwise. Then turn it
counterclockwise at least 2 turns to
lower the spare tire.
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