spare tire TOYOTA YARIS 2004 1.G Owners Manual
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This illustration indicates typical tire
symbols.1. “TEMPORARY USE ONLY”— A
compact spare tire is identified by
the phrase “TEMPORARY USE
ONLY” molded into its sidewall.
This tire is designed for temporary
emergency use only. For details,
see “Compact spare tire” on page
145.
2. Tire size— For details, see “Tire
size” on page 112.
3. DOT and Tire Identification Number (TIN)— For details, see
“DOT and Tire Identification Num-
ber (TIN)” on page 111.
4. Location of tread wear indica- tors— For details, see “Checking
and replacing tires” on page 194.
5. Load limit at maximum cold tire inflation pressure— For details,
see “Checking and replacing tires”
on page 194.
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—Tire symbols (Compact
spare tire)
SU21028
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Do not put any part of your
body under the vehicle sup-
ported by the jack. Personal in-
j u ry may occu r.
Do not start or run the engine
while your vehicle is supported
by the jack.
Stop the vehicle on a level firm
ground, firmly set the parking
brake and put the transmission
in “P” (automatic) or reverse
(manual). Block the wheel diag-
onally opposite to the one be-
ing changed if necessary.
Make sure to set the jack prop-
erly in the jack point. Raising
the vehicle with jack improper-
ly positioned will damage the
vehicle or may allow the ve-
hicle to fall off the jack and
cause personal injury.
Never get under the vehicle
when the vehicle is supported
by the jack alone.Use the jack only for lifting
your vehicle during wheel
changing.
Do not raise the vehicle with
someone in the vehicle.
When raising the vehicle, do
not put an object on or under
the jack.
Raise the vehicle only high
enough to remove and change
the tire.
NOTICE
Do not continue driving with a
deflated tire. Driving even a
short distance can damage a
tire and wheel beyond repair.
SZ41023
Compact spare tire
The compact spare tire is designed
for temporary emergency use only.
The compact spare tire is identified
by the distinctive wording “TEM-
PORARY USE ONLY” molded into the
sidewall of the tire.
To keep the compact spare tire no-
ticeable, do not hide the wheel by a
wheel cover or such.
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The compact spare tire saves space
in your luggage compartment, and its
lighter weight helps to improve fuel
economy and permits easier installa-
tion in case of a flat tire.
The compact spare tire can be used
many times, if necessary. It has tread
life of up to 4800 km (3000 miles) de-
pending on road conditions and your
driving habits. When tread wear indi-
cators appear on the tire, replace the
tire.
See also the tire information in Sec-
tion 7−2 for details on the tread wear
indicators and other service informa-
tion.CAUTION
The compact spare tire was de-
signed especially for your To-
yota. Do not use it on any other
vehicle.
Do not use more than one com-
pact spare tire at the same
time.
The pressure for the compact
spare tire must be 420 kpa (4.2
kgf/cm
2
or bar, 60 psi).
Do not exceed 80 km/h (50
mph) when driving with the
compact spare tire.
The standard tire should be re-
paired and reinstalled as soon
as possible.
Avoid sudden a cceleration,
sudden d eceleration and sharp
turns with the compact spare
tire.
NOTICE
Your ground clearance is re-
duced when the compact spare
tire is installed so avoid driving
over obstacles and drive slowly
on rough, unp aved roads and
speed bumps. Also, do not at-
tempt to go through an auto-
matic car wash as the vehicle
may get caught, resulting in
damage.
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SU41111b
1. Get the required tools andspare tire.
1. Tool tray
2. Spare tire
3. Jack
SU41114b
Tool tray
1. Jack handle
2. Wheel nut wrench
SU41121a
Glove box
Ti e −down belt
To prepare yourself for an emergency,
you should familiarize yourself with
the use of the jack, each of the tools
and their storage locations.
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—R eq u ired to o ls an d sp are
tire
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SU41115b
SM41002
To remove the jack, move the driver
seat to the front −most position and re-
move the cover.
To rem ov e: Tur n the joint in direction
1 by hand until the jack is free.
To store: Turn the joint in direction 2
by hand until the jack is firmly secured
to prevent it flying forward during a
collision or sudden braking.
When you remove or reinstall the
jack, do not make the wire harness
tangle with the jack.
SU41112b
To remove the spare tire:
1. Remove the spacer.
2. Remove the spare tire cover.
3. Loosen the bolt with spacer and remove it.
Then take the spare tire out of the
vehicle.
By taking off the luggage cover first,
the spare tire can be easily taken out.
See “Luggage cover” on page 95 in
Section 1 −9 for det ails .
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When storing the spare tire, put it in
place with the outer side of the wheel
facing up. Then secure the tire by re-
peating the above removal steps in
reverse order to prevent it from flying
forward during a collision or sudden
braking.
The compact tire storage area is de-
signed only for a compact spare tire.
Standard size tire cannot be stored
in this storage area.
—Blocking the wheel
SY41007
2. Block the wheel diagonally op-posite the flat tire to keep the
vehicle from rolling when it is
jacked up.
When blocking the wheel, place a
wheel block in front of one of the front
wheels or behind one of the rear
wheels.
—Loosening wheel nuts
SY41012
3. Loosen all the wheel nuts.
Always loosen the wheel nuts before
raising the vehicle.
The nuts turn counterclockwise to
loosen. To get maximum leverage, fit
the wrench to the nut so that the han-
dle is on the right side, as shown
above. Grasp the wrench near the
end of the handle and pull up on the
handle. Be careful that the wrench
does not slip off the nut.
Do not remove the nuts yet—just un-
screw them about one −half turn.
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CAUTION
Never use oil or grease on the
bolts or nuts. The nuts may loos-
en and the wheels may fall off,
which could cause a serious ac-
cident.
—Positioning the jack
SU41125
4. Position the jack at the correctjack point as shown.
Make sure the jack is positioned on
a level and solid place.
—Raising your vehicle
SU41126
5. After making sure that no one is in the vehicle, raise it high
enough so that the spare tire
can be installed.
Remember you will need more ground
clearance when putting on the spare
tire than when removing the flat tire.
To raise the vehicl e, insert the jack
handle into the jack (it is a loose fit)
and turn it clockwise. As the jack
touches the vehicle and begins to lift,
double −check that it is properly posi-
tioned.
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CAUTION
Never get under the vehicle when
the vehicle is supported by the
jack alone.
—Changing wheels
SY41015
6. Remove the wheel nuts andchange tires.
Lift the flat tire straight off and put it
aside.
Roll the spare wheel into position and
align the holes in the wheel with the
bolts. Then lift up the wheel and get
at least the top bolt started through
its hole. Wiggle the tire and press it
back over the other bolts.
SY41016
Before putting on wheels, remove any
corrosion on the mounting surfaces
with a wire brush or such. Installation
of wheels without good metal− to−met-
al contact at the mounting surface can
cause wheel nuts to loosen and
eventually cause a wheel to come off
while driving.
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CAUTION
When lowering the vehicle,
make sure all portions of your
body and all other persons
around will not be injured as
the vehicle is lowered to the
ground.
Have the wheel nuts tightened
with torque wrench to 103 N·m
(10.5 kgf·m, 76 ft·lbf), as soon
as possible after changing
wheels. Otherwise, the nuts
may loosen and the wheels
may fall off, which could cause
a serious accident.
—Stowing flat tire
9. Restow all the tools and jack se-
curely. Then secure the flat tire
and the spare tire cover with the
tire tie −d o w n bel t s an d th e IS O-
FIX bar in the luggage compart-
ment as follows.
CAUTION
Before driving, make sure all the
tools, jack and flat tire are se-
curely in place in their storage
location to reduce the possibility
of personal injury during a colli-
sion or sudden braking.
SU41034
Aluminum wheels—Before stowing
the flat tire, remove the center wheel
ornament.
Be careful not to lose the wheel orna-
ment.
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SU41116c
Put the belt on the ISOFIX bar.
SU41117a
Place a flat tire against the seatback
with the tire in an upright position.
Pass one of the belt hooks through
the center hole located on the wheel
of the flat tire.
SU41118b
Put the spare tire cover against the
flat tire, and then pass the rest of the
belt hooks thorough the hole in the
cover.
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