Toyota Highlander Owners Manual: Replacing a flat tire

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Chock the tires.

Toyota Highlander. Replacing a flat tire

Slightly loosen the wheel nuts (one turn).

Toyota Highlander. Replacing a flat tire

Turn the tire jack portion “a” by hand until the notch of the jack is in contact with the jack point.
The jack point guides are located under the rocker panel. They indicate the jack point positions.

Toyota Highlander. Replacing a flat tire

Raise the vehicle until the tire is slightly raised off the ground.

Toyota Highlander. Replacing a flat tire

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.

Toyota Highlander. Replacing a flat tire

If the spare tire cannot be lowered

If the spare tire cannot be lowered, it may not have been stowed properly.

Perform the following procedure:

Fully tighten the spare tire clamp bolt by turning the jack handle clockwise until two clicks are heard and the jack handle skips.

Toyota Highlander. If the spare tire cannot be lowered

Turn the jack handle counterclockwise to lower the spare tire.
If the spare tire still cannot be lowered, attempt to fully tighten the spare tire clamp bolt again by turning the jack handle clockwise. Then turn it counterclockwise at least 2 turns to lower the spare tire.

Toyota Highlander. If the spare tire cannot be lowered

If the spare tire still cannot be lowered, the wire cable may be severed.

Have the vehicle inspected by your toyota dealer.

Warning

Replacing a flat tire

Do not touch the disc wheels or the area around the brakes immediately after the vehicle has been driven.
After the vehicle has been driven the disc wheels and the area around the brakes will be extremely hot. Touching these areas with hands, feet or other body parts while changing a tire, etc. May result in burns.
Failure to follow these precautions could cause the wheel nuts to loosen and the tire to fall off, resulting in death or serious injury.

have the wheel nuts tightened with a torque wrench to 76 ft¢elbf (103 n¢em.5 Kgf¢em) as soon as possible after changing wheels.
do not attach a heavily damaged wheel ornament, as it may fly off the wheel while the vehicle is moving.
when installing a tire, only use wheel nuts that have been specifically designed for that wheel.
if there are any cracks or deformations in the bolt screws, nut threads or bolt holes of the wheel, have the vehicle inspected by your toyota dealer.
when installing the wheel nuts, be sure to install them with the tapered ends facing inward.

Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may result in serious injury:

do not try to remove the wheel ornament by hand. Take due care in handling the ornament to avoid unexpected personal injury.
lower the spare tire completely to the ground before removing it from under the vehicle.

Taking out the spare tire

Pull the strap upwards to open the center deck board. To secure the center deck board, remove the hook on the backside of the center deck board and attach the hook to the head r ...

Installing the spare tire

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