5-2. Steps to take in an emergency
Installing the spare tire
Remove any dirt or foreign matter from the wheel contact surface.
STEP 1
If foreign matter is on the wheel
contact surface, the wheel nuts
may loosen while the vehicle is
in motion, and the tire may
come off the vehicle.
STEP 2
Install the spare tire and loosely tighten each wheel nut by
hand to approximately the same amount.
Tapered portion
Disc wheel
seat
Tapered portion
Disc
wheel
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Vehicles with a compact spare
tire: Tighten the wheel nuts until
the tapered portion comes into
loose contact with the disc wheel
seat.
Vehicles with a spare tire of the
same wheel type as the installed
tires: Tighten the wheel nuts until
the tapered portion comes into
loose contact with the disc
wheel.