TOYOTA TACOMA 2010 Owners Manual (in English)

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When trouble arises
441 5-2. Steps to take in an emergency
Taking out the jack and tool bag
Regular Cab models
Pull the lever and fold down the
seatback.
Access Cab models
Double Cab models
Tool bag
Jack
Tool bag
Jack

442 5-2. Steps to take in an emergency
Unhook the strap and remove
the tool bag.
Loosen and remove the jack.
Loosen
Tighten
Access Cab models
Pull up the lever
Raise the bottom cushion up.
Turn the knob counterclockwise.

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When trouble arises
443 5-2. Steps to take in an emergency
Open the lid.
Press the lid against the bot-
tom of the lower cushion until
it is supported by the hook-
and-loop fastener.
Make sure that the lid is sup-
ported to prevent it from closing
unexpectedly.
Unhook the strap and remove
the tool bag.
Loosen and remove the jack.
Loosen
Tighten
Double Cab models
Swing the bottom cushion up by
pulling the lock release strap.

444 5-2. Steps to take in an emergency
Turn the knob counterclock-
wise.
Open the lid.
Unhook the strap and remove
the tool bag.
Loosen and remove the jack.
Loosen
Tighten

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When trouble arises
445 5-2. Steps to take in an emergency
Assemble the jack handle (in the tool bag)
Assemble the jack handle exten-
sion as shown. Be sure to tighten
each screw securely.
Taking out the spare tire
Insert the end of the jack handle
extension into the lowering
screw and turn it counterclock-
wise.
After the tire is lowered com-
pletely to the ground, remove
the holding bracket.

446 5-2. Steps to take in an emergency
Replacing a flat tire
Chock the tires.
Flat tire
Wheel
chock
positions
Front
Left-
hand
sideBehind the
rear right-
hand side
tire
Right-
hand
sideBehind the
rear left-
hand side
tire
Rear
Left-
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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When trouble arises
447 5-2. Steps to take in an emergency
Remove the wheel ornament using the wheel nut wrench as
shown.
To protect the wheel and wheel ornament, place a rag between
the wrench and the wheel ornament, as shown in the illustration.
Type A
Type B
Type C

448 5-2. Steps to take in an emergency
Slightly loosen the wheel nuts
(one turn).
Position the jack at the correct
jack point as shown.
Front
Rear
Make sure the jack is positioned
on a level and solid place.
Raise the vehicle until the tire is
slightly raised off the ground.
When positioning the jack under
the rear axle housing, make
sure the groove on the top of
the jack fits with the rear axle
housing.
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.
Front

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When trouble arises
449 5-2. Steps to take in an emergency
Installing the 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
Tighten the nuts until the tapered
portion comes into loose contact
with the disc wheel sheet.
Replacing an aluminum wheel with a steel wheel
Tighten the nuts until the tapered
portion comes into loose contact
with the disc wheel sheet.
Tapered portion
Disc
wheel
sheet
Disc
wheel
sheet
Tapered portion

450 5-2. Steps to take in an emergency
Replacing an aluminum wheel with an aluminum wheel
Tighten the nuts until the washer
of the nut comes into loose con-
tact with the disc wheel.
Lower the vehicle.
Firmly tighten each nut two or three times in the order shown
in the illustration.
Tightening torque:
85 ft·lbf (113 N·m, 11.5 kgf·m)
2WD models except PreRunner
Disc
wheel Washer