Get Steps to take in an emergency -> If you have a flat tire (vehicles with spare tire) Guide for Toyota Prius 4 Door Fourth Generation (2016-2022)

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7-2. Steps to take in an emergency

If you have a flat tire (vehicles with spare

tire)

Your vehicle is equipped with a spare tire. The flat tire can be

replaced with the spare tire.

For details about tires: P. 520

WARNING

■If you have a flat tire

Do not continue driving with a flat tire.

Driving even a short distance with a flat tire can damage the tire and the

wheel beyond repair, which could result in an accident.

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. (P. 568)

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7-2. Steps to take in an emergency

Location of the spare tire, jack and tools

 Vehicles with compact spare tire

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2

3

4

5

Wheel nut wrench

Jack handle

Jack

Spare tire

Towing eyelet

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 Vehicles with full-size spare tire

1

2

3

4

5

Jack handle

Towing eyelet

Jack

Wheel nut wrench

Spare tire

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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.

●Only use the tire jack that comes with this vehicle for replacing a flat

tire.

Do not use it on other vehicles, and do not use other tire jacks for

replacing tires on this vehicle.

●Do not raise the vehicle while someone is inside.

●Do not use the tire jack for any purpose other than replacing tires or

installing and removing tire chains.

●Put the jack properly in its jack point.

(P. 626)

●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.

●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.

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7-2. Steps to take in an emergency

Taking out the jack

1

Pull up the handle to open the

deck board.

2

Secure the deck board using

the grocery bag hooks.

(P. 457)

3

Unhook the tightening strap

and take out the jack.

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7-2. Steps to take in an emergency

Taking out the spare tire

1

Open and secure the deck board. (P. 623)

2

Remove the tray.

Vehicles with compact spare tire: If the luggage cover is stowed

(P. 460), remove both the tray and luggage cover.

 Vehicles with compact spare  Vehicles with full-size spare

tire

3

Loosen the center fastener that

secures the spare tire.

WARNING

■When storing the spare tire

Be careful not to catch fingers or other body parts between the spare

tire and the body of the vehicle.

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7-2. Steps to take in an emergency

Replacing a flat tire

1

Chock the tires.

Flat tire

Wheel chock positions

Behind the rear right-hand side tire

Behind the rear left-hand side tire

Left-hand side

Front

Rear

Right-hand side

Left-hand side

Right-hand side

In front of the front right-hand side tire

In front of the front left-hand side tire

2

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.

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3

Slightly loosen the wheel nuts

(one turn).

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4

Turn the tire jack portion

A

by

hand until the center of the

recessed portion of the jack is

in contact with the center of the

jack point.

Jack point

5

6

7

Assemble the jack handle and

the wheel nut wrench as shown

in the illustration.

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.

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WARNING

■Replacing a flat tire

●Do not touch the disc wheels or the area around the brakes immedi-

ately 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•lbf

(103 N•m, 10.5 kgf•m) as soon as possible after changing wheels.

• When installing a tire, only use wheel nuts that have been specifi-

cally 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 the wheel nuts with

the tapered ends facing inward. (P. 534)

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7-2. Steps to take in an emergency

Installing the spare tire

1

Remove any dirt or foreign mat-

ter from the wheel contact sur-

face.

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.

2

Install the spare tire and loosely tighten each wheel nut by hand by

approximately the same amount.

When replacing an aluminum

wheel with steel wheel

Tapered portion

a

(including a compact spare

tire), tighten the wheel nuts until

the tapered portion comes into

loose contact with the disc

wheel seat.

Disc wheel seat

Disc wheel

When replacing an aluminum

wheel with an aluminum wheel,

turn the wheel nuts until the

washers come into contact with

the disc wheel.

Washer

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4

5

Lower the vehicle.

Firmly tighten each wheel nut

two or three times in the order

shown in the illustration.

Tightening torque:

76 ft•lbf (103 N•m, 10.5 kgf•m)

For vehicles with the wheel

ornament: When reinstalling an

original wheel or installing a full-

size spare tire, reinstall the

wheel ornament.*

Align the cutout of the wheel

ornament with the valve stem as

shown.

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*: The wheel ornament cannot be

installed on the compact spare

tire.

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Stow the flat tire, tire jack and all tools.

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■The compact spare tire (if equipped)

●The compact spare tire is identified by the label “TEMPORARY USE

ONLY” on the tire sidewall.

Use the compact spare tire temporarily, and only in an emergency.

●Make sure to check the tire inflation pressure of the compact spare tire.

(P. 660)

■When using the compact spare tire (if equipped)

As the compact spare tire is not equipped with a tire pressure warning

valve and transmitter, low inflation pressure of the spare tire will not be

indicated by the tire pressure warning system. Also, if you replace the

compact spare tire after the tire pressure warning light comes on, the light

remains on.

■When the compact spare tire is equipped (if equipped)

The vehicle height may become lower when driving with the compact

spare tire compared to when driving with standard tires.

■If you have a flat front tire on a road covered with snow or ice (vehi-

cles with compact spare tire)

Install the compact spare tire on one of the rear wheels of the vehicle.

Perform the following steps and fit tire chains to the front tires:

1

Replace a rear tire with the compact spare tire.

2

Replace the flat front tire with the tire removed from the rear of the vehi-

cle.

3

Fit tire chains to the front tires.

■Jack point

The mark indicating the jack point is

stamped on the underside of the vehi-

cle.

■Storing the jack

Place the jack in the same direction as

the mark next to the storage space.

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WARNING

■When using the compact spare tire (if equipped)

●Remember that the spare tire provided is specifically designed for use

with your vehicle. Do not use your spare tire on another vehicle.

●Do not use more than one compact spare tire simultaneously.

●Replace the spare tire with a standard tire as soon as possible.

●Avoid sudden acceleration, abrupt steering, sudden braking and shift-

ing operations that cause sudden engine braking.

■When the compact spare tire is attached (if equipped)

The vehicle speed may not be correctly detected, and the following sys-

tems may not operate correctly:

• ABS & Brake assist

• VSC

• TRAC

• Cruise control*

• BSM (Blind Spot Monitor)*

• Intuitive parking assist*

• Parking Support Brake function*

• S-APGS (Simple Advanced

Parking Guidance System)*

• EPS

• Automatic High Beam*

• PCS (Pre-Collision System)*

• LDA (Lane Departure Alert with • Rear view monitor system

steering control)*

• Navigation system*

• Dynamic radar cruise control

with full-speed range*

Also, not only can the following system not be utilized fully, but it may

even negatively affect the drive-train components:

• E-Four (Electric Four wheel drive system)*

*: If equipped

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■Speed limit when using the compact spare tire (if equipped)

Do not drive at speeds in excess of 50 mph (80 km/h) when a compact

spare tire is installed on the vehicle.

The compact spare tire is not designed for driving at high speeds. Fail-

ure to observe this precaution may lead to an accident causing death or

serious injury.

■After using the tools and jack

Before driving, make sure all the tools and jack are securely in place in

their storage location to reduce the possibility of personal injury during a

collision or sudden braking.

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NOTICE

■Be careful when driving over bumps with the compact spare tire

installed on the vehicle. (if equipped)

The vehicle height may become lower when driving with the compact

spare tire, compared to when driving with standard tires. Be careful

when driving over uneven road surfaces.

■Driving with tire chains and the compact spare tire (if equipped)

Do not fit tire chains to the compact spare tire.

Tire chains may damage the vehicle body and adversely affect driving

performance.

■When replacing the tires

When removing or fitting the wheels, tires or the tire pressure warning

valve and transmitter, contact your Toyota dealer as the tire pressure

warning valve and transmitter may be damaged if not handled correctly.

■Handling the decorative resin parts (for vehicles equipped with 17-

inch wheels)

P. 488

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