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5-2. Steps to take in an emergency
Stowing the flat tire
Remove any dirt or foreign matter from the disc wheel seat
and the wheel contact surface.
Vehicles with aluminum wheels
and a steel wheel for the spare:
Remove the plastic rings from
the wheel nuts of the spare tire
carrier.
Close the back door.
Stow the flat tire on the back door and tighten all wheel nuts
by hand.
Using the wheel nut wrench,
tighten the hold-down nuts by
turning them clockwise. Follow
the order shown in the illustra-
tion.
Tightening torque:
66.4 ft•lbf (90 N•m, 9.1 kgf•m)
STEP
1
STEP
2
STEP
3
STEP
4
STEP
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