Toyota Tacoma 2004, Operating Manual

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’04 Tacoma U (L/O 0309)
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2004 TACOMA from Sep. ’03 Prod. (OM35814U)
Turn the jack joint by hand.
To remove: Turn the joint in direction
1 until the jack is free.
To store: Turn the joint in direction 2
until the jack is firmly secured to pre-
vent it flying forward during a collision
or sudden braking.
To remove the spare tire:
1. Put a jack handle, jack handle ex-
tension and jack handle end to-
gether as shown in the illustration.
1 Jack handle end
2 Jack handle extension
3 Jack handle
NOTICE
Tighten all joints securely.
Otherwise, the extension may
come off and it may damage
the paint or vehicle body.
2. Insert the end of the jack handle
end into the lowering screw and
turn it counterclockwise with the
handle.
3. After the tire is lowered completely
to the ground, remove the holding
bracket.
When storing the spare tire, put it in
place with the outer side of the wheel
facing up. Then secure the tire, taking
care that the tire goes straight up
without catching on any other part, to
prevent it from flying forward during
a collision or sudden braking.