Wheels and Tires: Service and Repair

Wheel and Tire Installation





1. When installing the wheels and tires, tighten the wheel nuts in a criss-cross pattern to the following tightening torque.

Tightening torque
^ 107.8 - 147.0 Nm (11.0 - 14.9 kgf-m, 79.6 - 108.4 ft-lbf)

HANDLING SPARE TIRE

Remove The Spare Tire
1. Open the trunk board.




2. Remove the cover.

CAUTION: Always use the tools equipped to the vehicle when performing spare tire removal/installation, otherwise the spare tire carrier may be damaged.




3. Attach the socket to the spare tire carrier bolt, the jack lever to the socket, and the lug wrench to the opposite end of the jack lever.




4. Slowly turn the lug wrench counterclockwise until the spare tire reaches the ground and the cable becomes loose.

CAUTION: Do not loosen the cable too much as this may cause damage to the spare tire carrier.




5. Rotate the lever on top of the retaining plate and pull the retaining plate out from the center hole of the tire.

NOTE: If the temporary spare tire is not reinstalled in the spare tire carrier, tighten the spare tire carrier bolt completely to wind up the spare tire carrier cable, and make sure to tighten it until a click sound is heard.

Install The Spare Tire

WARNING: Securely tighten the spare tire carrier bolt until a click sound is heard. If the spare tire carrier bolt is not tightened securely, the spare tire carrier cable could sever and cause the spare tire to fall off, resulting in an accident.




1. Place the tire with the outer side facing upward, rotate the lever on top of the retaining plate and slide the retaining plate through the center hole of the tire. Rotate the lever into place.

CAUTION: Always use the tools equipped to the vehicle when performing spare tire removal/installation, otherwise the spare tire carrier may be damaged.

2. Raise the spare tire slowly in reverse order of removal, and make sure to tighten it until a click sound is heard.