Toyota Highlander Owners Manual: Installing the spare tire
- Remove any dirt or foreign matter
from the wheel contact surface.
If foreign matter is on the wheel
contact surface, the wheel nuts
may loosen while the vehicle is in
motion, causing the tire to come
off.

- Install the spare tire and loosely tighten each wheel nut by hand by
approximately the same amount.
- Vehicles with a compact spare tire
Tighten the nuts until the
tapered portion comes into
loose contact with the disc
wheel seat.

- Vehicles with a full-size spare tire
Turn the nuts until the washers
come into contact with the
wheel.

- Lower the vehicle.

- Firmly tighten each wheel nut
two or three times in the order
shown in the illustration.
Tightening torque:
76 ft•lbf (103 n•m.5 Kgf•m)

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.
...
Remove the center wheel ornament by pushing from the reverse
side.
Be careful not to lose the wheel ornament.
Stand the tire against the
bumper with the inner surface
facing toward you. P ...
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Assist grips
An assist grip installed on the ceiling
can be used to support your
body while sitting on the seat.
Warning
Do not use the assist grip when getting in or out of the vehicle or
rising from
your seat.
Notice
To prevent damage to the assist grip, do not h ...
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