Replacing the tire

When replacing the tires yourself, prepare the necessary tools and a jack.

If necessary tire replacement seems difficult to perform, contact your Toyota dealer.

Before jacking up the vehicle

Stop the vehicle in a safe place on a hard, flat surface.

Set the parking brake.

Shift the shift position to P.

Stop the hybrid system.

Turn on the emergency flashers. (Emergency flashers)

For vehicles with power back door: Turn off the power back door system. (Changing settings of the power back door system (vehicles with power back door))

Note:

Tools

As your vehicle is equipped with an emergency tire puncture repair kit, the following tools for replacing a tire are not included with your vehicle. They can be purchased at your Toyota dealer.

Wheel nut wrench

Jack

Jack handle

Tools

Jack Vehicle-equipped jack

Jack handleLocation of the tools

Towing eyelet

Emergency tire puncture repair kit (bottle)

Tool bag^*1,2

Jack^*2

Emergency tire puncture repair kit (compressor)

^*1

The tool bag contains jack handle and wheel nut wrench.

^*2

They can be purchased at your Toyota dealer.

Warning:

Using the tire jack

Observe the following precautions.

Improper use of the tire jack may cause the vehicle to suddenly fall off the jack, leading to death or serious injury.

Do not use the tire jack for any purpose other than replacing tires or installing and removing tire chains.

Do not use other tire jacks for replacing tires on this vehicle.

Put the jack properly in its jack point.

Do not put any part of your body under the vehicle while it is supported by the jack.

Do not start the hybrid system or drive the vehicle while the vehicle is supported by the jack.

Do not raise the vehicle while someone is inside.

When raising the vehicle, do not put an object on or under the jack.

Do not raise the vehicle to a height greater than that required to replace the tire.

Use a jack stand if it is necessary to get under the vehicle.

When lowering the vehicle, make sure that there is no-one near the vehicle. If there are people nearby, warn them vocally before lowering.

Replacing a flat tire

Chock the tires.


Tire	Wheel chock positions
Front left-hand	Behind the rear right-hand side tire
Front right-hand	Behind the rear left-hand side tire
Rear left-hand	In front of the front right-hand side tire
Rear right-hand	In front of the front left-hand side tire

For vehicles with the wheel ornament: Remove the wheel ornament using the wrench.

To prevent damage, cover the tip of the wrench with a rag.

Slightly loosen the wheel nuts (one turn).

Turn the tire jack portion 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.

Install the wheel nut wrench in jack handle.

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

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.

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.

Never use oil or grease on the wheel bolts or wheel nuts.Oil and grease may cause the wheel nuts to be excessively tightened, leading to bolt or disc wheel damage. Remove any oil or grease that has adhered when installing the wheel nuts.

Have the wheel nuts tightened with a torque wrench to 76 ft•lbf (103 N•m, 10.5 kgf•m) as soon as possible after changing wheels.

After replacing a tire, check the tightening torque as soon as possible. If you cannot confirm the tightening torque yourself, have the vehicle inspected at your Toyota dealer.

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.

Do not attach a heavily damaged wheel ornament, as it may fly off the wheel while the vehicle is moving.

Replacing a flat tire for vehicles with power back door

In cases such as when replacing tires, make sure to cancel the power back door system (Changing settings of the power back door system (vehicles with power back door)). Failure to do so may cause the back door to operate unintentionally if the power back door switch is accidentally touched, resulting in hands and fingers being caught and injured.

Notice:

Repairing or replacing tires, wheels, tire pressure warning valves, transmitters and tire valve caps

Installing the 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 tire and loosely tighten each wheel nut by hand by approximately the same amount.

Turn the wheel nuts until the washers ( ) come into contact with the disc wheel ( ).

Washer

Disc wheel

Lower the vehicle.

Securely tighten the wheel nuts two or three times in the order shown in the illustration using a wheel nut wrench.

Tightening torque:76 ft•lbf (103 N•m, 10.5 kgf•m)

For vehicles with the wheel ornament: When reinstalling an original wheel, reinstall the wheel ornament.

Align the cutout of the wheel ornament with the valve stem as shown.

Stow all the tools.