spare tire location TOYOTA YARIS HATCHBACK 2008 Owners Manual

Spare tire & tools
Tool location
Removing the spare tire
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OVERVIEW
FEATURES/OPERATIONS
SAFETY AND EMERGENCY FEATURES
Loosen and remove the bolt.
Refer to the Owner’s Manual for tire changing and
jack positioning procedures.
Tool bag Tie-down belt
Jack handle
Spare tire
Jack
Child comfort guide
Rear seat center postion guides provide added
comfort for children who have outgrown child
restraints.
Split seatNon-Split seat

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4-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance
Tires
Replace or rotate tires in accordance with maintenance sched-
ules and treadwear.
nChecking tires
New tread
Treadwear indicator
Worn tread
The location of treadwear
indicators is shown by the
“TWI” or “ ” marks, etc.,
molded on the sidewall of
each tire.
Check spare tire condition
and inflation pressure if not
rotated.
nTire rotation
Rotate the tires in the order
shown.
To equalize tire wear and
extend tire life, Toyota recom-
mends that tire rotation is
carried out at the same inter-
val as tire inspection.
nThe tire pressure warning system
Your Toyota is equipped with a tire pressure warning system that
uses tire pressure warning valves and transmitters to detect low
tire inflation pressure before serious problems arise. (→P. 303)
Front

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5-2. Steps to take in an emergency
If you have a flat tire
Remove the flat tire and replace it with the spare provided.
nBefore jacking up the vehicle
lStop the vehicle on a hard, flat surface.
l Set the parking brake.
l Shift the shift lever to P (automatic transmission) or R (manual
transmission).
l Stop the engine.
l Turn on the emergency flashers.
n Location of the spare tire, jack and tools
Spare tire
Jack
Jack handle
Tie-down belt
Tool bag
(including towing
eyelet)

352 6-1. Specifications
Compact spare tire
TEMPORARY USE ONLY(→ P. 312)
A compact spare tire is identified by the phrase TEMPORARY USE
ONLY molded into its sidewall. Th is tire is designed for temporary
emergency use only.
Tire size (→ P. 354)
DOT and Tire Identification Number (TIN) (→ P. 353)
Location of treadwear indicators (→ P. 355)
Load limit at maximum cold tire inflation pressure ( →P. 357)
Maximum cold tire inflation pressure (→ P. 357)
This means the pressure to which a tire may be inflated.
Tire ply composition and materials
Plies are layers of rubber-coated parallel cords. Cords are the
strands which form the plies in a tire.
TUBELESS or TUBE TYPE
A tubeless tire does not have a tube and air is directly filled in the
tire. A tube type tire has a tube inside the tire and the tube main-
tains the air pressure.