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Toyota Solara (2008 year). Instruction - part 22

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—Required tools and spare

tire

The compact spare tire can be used

D Replace the compact spare tire

many times, if necessary. It has tread

with the standard tire as soon

life of up to 4800 km (3000 miles) de-

as possible.

pending on road conditions and your

driving habits. When treadwear indi-

D Avoid sudden acceleration,

cators appear on the tire, replace the

sudden deceleration and sharp

tire.

turns with the compact spare

tire.

See also the tire information on page

352 in Section 7−2 for details on the

treadwear indicators and other ser-

NOTICE

vice information.

Your ground clearance is re-

CAUTION

duced when the compact spare

1. Get the required tools and

tire is installed so avoid driving

D The compact spare tire was de-

spare tire.

over obstacles and drive slowly

signed especially for your Toy-

on rough, unpaved roads and

1. Jack handle

ota. Do not use it on any other

speed bumps. Also, do not at-

2. Wheel nut wrench

vehicle.

tempt to go through an auto-

3. Jack

D Do not use more than one com-

matic car wash as the vehicle

4. Spare tire

pact spare tire at the same

may get caught, resulting in

To prepare yourself for an emergency,

time.

damage.

you should familiarize yourself with

the use of the jack, each of the tools

D The pressure for the compact

and their storage locations.

spare tire must be 420 kPa (4.2

kgf/cm2 or bar, 60 psi).

D Do not exceed

80 km/h

(50

mph) when driving with the

compact spare tire.

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Type A

To remove the jack, turn the jack joint

To store the jack, align the hole of the

counterclockwise by hand until the

jack head with the vehicle hook. Turn

jack becomes free.

the jack joint clockwise until the jack

base fits securely with the vehicle

body.

This prevents the jack from flying for-

ward during a collision or sudden

stop.

Type B

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—Removing wheel ornament

—Blocking the wheel

(steel wheels)

To remove the spare tire:

1. Loosen the nut and remove it.

2. Remove the spare tire cover.

3. Loosen the bolt and remove it.

4. Remove the spacer.

Then take the spare tire out of the

vehicle.

When storing the spare tire, put it in

place with the outer side of the wheel

facing up. Then secure the tire by re-

peating the above removal steps in

reverse order to prevent it from flying

2. Block the wheel diagonally op-

3. Remove the wheel ornament.

forward during a collision or sudden

posite the flat tire to keep the

Pry off the wheel ornament, using the

braking.

vehicle from rolling when it is

beveled end of the wheel nut wrench

jacked up.

as shown.

When blocking the wheel, place a

wheel block in front of one of the front

CAUTION

wheels or behind one of the rear

wheels.

Do not try to pull off the orna-

ment by hand. Take due care in

handling the ornament to avoid

unexpected personal injury.

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—Loosening wheel nuts

—Positioning the jack

CAUTION

Never use oil or grease on the

bolts or nuts. The nuts may loose

and the wheels may fall off,

which could cause a serious ac-

cident.

4. Loosen all the wheel nuts.

5. Position the jack at the correct

jack point as shown. Rotate the

Always loosen the wheel nuts before

load rest 90_ from storage posi-

raising the vehicle.

tion to lifting position.

Turn the wheel nuts counterclockwise

Make sure the jack is positioned on

to loosen. To get maximum leverage,

a level and solid place.

fit the wrench to the nut so that the

handle is on the right side, as shown

above. Grab the wrench near the end

of the handle and pull up on the han-

dle. Be careful that the wrench does

not slip off the nut.

Do not remove the nuts yet—just un-

screw them about one−half turn.

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—Raising your vehicle

—Changing wheels

CAUTION

Never get under the vehicle when

the vehicle is supported by the

jack alone.

6. After making sure that no one

7. Remove the wheel nuts and

is in the vehicle, raise it high

change tires.

enough so that the spare tire

Lift the flat tire straight off and put it

can be installed.

aside.

Remember you will need more ground

Roll the spare wheel into position and

clearance when putting on the spare

align the holes in the wheel with the

tire than when removing the flat tire.

bolts. Then lift up the wheel and get

To raise the vehicle, insert the jack

at least the top bolt started through

handle into the jack (it is a loose fit)

its hole. Wiggle the tire and press it

and turn it clockwise. As the jack

back over the other bolts.

touches the vehicle and begins to lift,

double−check that it is properly posi-

tioned.

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—Reinstalling wheel nuts

CAUTION

Never use oil or grease on the

bolts or nuts. Doing so may lead

to overtightening the nuts and

damaging the bolts. The nuts

may loose and the wheels may

fall off, which could cause a seri-

ous accident. If there is oil or

grease on any bolt or nut, clean

it.

Before putting on wheels, remove any

8. Reinstall all the wheel nuts fin-

corrosion on the mounting surfaces

ger tight.

with a wire brush or such. Installation

Reinstall the wheel nuts (tapered end

of wheels without good metal−to−met-

inward) and tighten them as much as

al contact at the mounting surface can

you can by hand. Press back on the

cause wheel nuts to loosen and

tire and see if you can tighten them

eventually cause a wheel to come off

more.

while driving.

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—Reinstalling wheel ornament

—Lowering your vehicle

(steel wheels)

CAUTION

D When lowering the vehicle,

make sure all portions of your

body and all other persons

around will not be injured as

the vehicle is lowered to the

ground.

D Have the wheel nuts tightened

with torque wrench to 103 N·m

(10.5 kgf·m, 76 ft·lbf), as soon

as possible after changing

9. Lower the vehicle completely

wheels. Otherwise, the nuts

10.Reinstall the wheel ornament.

and tighten the wheel nuts.

may loosen and the wheels

1. Put the wheel ornament into posi-

may fall off, which could cause

Turn the jack handle counterclock-

tion.

a serious accident.

wise to lower the vehicle.

Align the cutout of the wheel orna-

D Do not attach a heavily dam-

Use only the wheel nut wrench to

ment with the valve stem as shown.

aged plastic wheel ornament.

tighten the nuts. Do not use other

2. Press hand firmly on one side of

It may fly off the wheel and

tools or any additional leverage other

wheel ornament and then firmly

cause accidents while the ve-

than your hands, such as a hammer,

tap the other side around the edge

hicle is moving.

pipe or your foot. Make sure the

of wheel ornament with the heel

wrench is securely engaged over the

of your hand to snap into place.

nut.

Tighten each nut a little at a time in

the order shown. Repeat the process

until all the nuts are tight.

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—After changing wheels

11. Check the air pressure of the re-

CAUTION

CAUTION

placed tire.

Adjust the air pressure to the specifi-

Take due care in handling the or-

Before driving, make sure all the

cation designed on page 377 in Sec-

nament to avoid unexpected per-

tools, jack and flat tire are se-

tion 8. If the pressure is lower, drive

sonal injury.

curely in place in their storage

slowly to the nearest service station

location to reduce the possibility

and fill to the correct pressure.

of personal injury during a colli-

Do not forget to reinstall the tire infla-

sion or sudden braking.

tion valve cap as dirt and moisture

could get into the valve core and

possibly cause air leakage. If the cap

is missing, have a new one put on as

soon as possible.

12.Restow all the tools, jack and

flat tire securely.

As soon after changing wheels as

possible, tighten the wheel nuts to the

torque specified on page 377 in Sec-

tion 8 with a torque wrench. Have a

technician repair the flat tire and re-

place the spare tire with it.

Initial adjustment of the tire pres-

sure warning system is necessary

after you have replaced your tires

or wheels. See

“Tire pressure

warning system” on page 155 in

Section 1−7.

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If your vehicle needs to be

If your vehicle becomes stuck

towed—

If your vehicle becomes stuck in snow,

NOTICE

(a) Towing with wheel lift type truck—

mud, sand, etc., then you may attempt

to rock the vehicle free by moving it

If you rock your vehicle, observe the

—From front

forward and backward.

following precautions to prevent dam-

Vehicles with traction control system—

age to the transmission and other

Turn off the traction control system to

parts.

become unstuck to allow the tires to

z Do not depress the accelerator ped-

spin enough to remove the vehicle from

al while shifting the selector lever

the obstruction. (For details, see “Trac-

or before the transmission is com-

tion control system” on page

151 in

pletely shifted to forward or reverse

Section 1−7.)

gear.

—From rear

z Do not race the engine and avoid

CAUTION

spinning the wheels.

Do not attempt to rock the vehicle

z If your vehicle remains stuck after

free by moving it forward and back-

rocking the vehicle several times,

ward if people or objects are any-

consider other ways such as tow-

where near the vehicle. During the

ing.

rocking operation the vehicle may

(b) Using flat bed truck

suddenly move forward or backward

as it becomes unstuck, causing injury

or damage to nearby people or ob-

jects.

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If towing is necessary, we recommend

TOWING PRECAUTIONS:

NOTICE

you to have it done by your Toyota

Use a safety chain system for all towing,

dealer or a commercial tow truck ser-

and abide by the state/provincial and local

Do not tow with the key removed or

vice. In consultation with them, have

laws. The wheels and axle on the ground

the engine switch is turned to

your vehicle towed using either

(a) or

must be in good condition. If they are

“LOCK” position when towing from

(b).

damaged, use a towing dolly.

the rear without a towing dolly. The

Manual transmission models with tow-

steering lock mechanism is not strong

(a) Towing with wheel lift type truck

ing eyelet—Only when you cannot re-

enough to hold the front wheels

ceive a towing service from a Toyota

straight.

NOTICE

dealer or commercial tow truck service,

tow your vehicle carefully in accor-

When lifting wheels, take care to en-

D Automatic transmission:

dance with the instructions given in

sure adequate ground clearance for

Use a towing dolly under the front

“—Emergency towing” on page 317 in

towing at the opposite end of the

wheels.

this Section.

raised vehicle. Otherwise, the bumper

and/or underbody of the towed vehicle

Proper equipment will help ensure that

NOTICE

will be damaged during towing.

your vehicle is not damaged while being

Never tow a vehicle with an automatic

towed. Commercial operators are generally

From front—Release the parking brake.

transmission from the rear with the

aware of the state/provincial and local

front wheels on the ground, as this

laws pertaining to towing.

From rear—

may cause serious damage to the

Your vehicle can be damaged if it is

D Manual transmission:

transmission.

towed incorrectly. Although most operators

We recommend using a towing dolly

know the correct procedure, it is possible

under the front wheels. If you do not

(b) Using flat bed truck

to make a mistake. To avoid damage to

use a towing dolly, place the engine

your vehicle, make sure the following pre-

switch in the

“ACC” position and put

cautions are observed. If necessary, show

the transmission in neutral.

this page to the tow truck driver.

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—Emergency towing

(c) Towing with sling

NOTICE

type truck

z Only use specified towing eyelet;

otherwise your vehicle may be dam-

aged.

z Vehicles with an automatic trans-

mission, never tow a vehicle from

the rear with four wheels on the

ground. This may cause serious

damage to the transmission.

A driver must be in the vehicle to steer

it and operate the brakes.

Towing eyelet (on some models)

(c) Towing with sling type truck

Towing in this manner may be done only

on hard−surfaced roads for a short dis-

NOTICE

If towing is necessary, we recommend

tance and at low speeds. Also, the

you to have it done by your Toyota

wheels, axles, drive train, steering and

Do not tow with sling type truck, ei-

dealer or a commercial tow truck ser-

brakes must all be in good condition.

ther from the front or rear. This may

vice.

cause body damage.

Manual transmission models with tow-

CAUTION

ing eyelet—

Use extreme caution when towing ve-

If towing service is not available in an

hicles. Avoid sudden starts or erratic

emergency, your vehicle may be tempo-

driving maneuvers which would place

rarily towed by a cable or chain se-

excessive stress on the emergency

cured to one of the emergency towing

towing eyelets and towing cable or

eyelets under the vehicle. Use extreme

chain. The eyelets and towing cable

caution when towing vehicles.

or chain may break and cause serious

injury or damage.

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If you cannot shift automatic

transmission selector lever

NOTICE

Use only a cable or chain specifically

intended for use in towing vehicles.

Securely fasten the cable or chain to

the towing eyelets provided.

Before towing, release the parking brake

and put the transmission in neutral. The

engine switch must be in

“ACC”

(engine

off) or

“ON” (engine running).

CAUTION

If you cannot shift the selector lever

3.

Insert your finger into the hole to

If the engine is not running, the pow-

out of

“P” position to other positions

push down the shift lock override

er assist for the brakes and steering

even though the brake pedal is de-

button. You can shift out of

“P”

will not work so steering and braking

pressed, use the shift lock override but-

position only while pushing the but-

will be much harder than usual.

ton as follows:

ton.

1. Turn the engine switch to

“LOCK”

4.

Shift into

“N” position.

position. Make sure the parking

5.

Insert the cover.

brake is on.

6.

Start the engine. For your safety,

2. Pry up the cover with a flathead

keep the brake pedal depressed.

screwdriver or equivalent.

Be sure to have the system checked by

your Toyota dealer as soon as possible.

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If the convertible top does not

rise or lower

If the convertible top does not rise or

lower during convertible top control

switch operation, have your vehicle

checked at your Toyota dealer.

If raising the convertible top manually is

unavoidable,

see

“RAISING

THE

CONVERTIBLE TOP MANUALLY”. Then

you should have it checked as soon as

possible at your Toyota dealer.

NOTICE

Do not lower the convertible top

manually. It may cause damage to the

system.

3.

From the rear seat, place one hand

4.

Move to the front seat, and grasp

on top of the rear seat head re-

the handle underneath the convert-

RAISING THE CONVERTIBLE TOP

straint. With the other hand, grasp

ible top. Pull the top forward. Hold-

MANUALLY

the edge of the convertible top at

ing the convertible top against the

the center and slowly raise the top

windshield frame, push the latch

1. Lower the side windows, quarter

halfway.

handles fully forward until they are

windows and sun visors.

hooked.

If the battery is discharged and the win-

Visually check that the latch handles are

dows cannot be lowered, open both doors.

fully seated in the strikers. Also, pull on

2. Turn the engine switch to the “ACC”

the convertible top side rails to make sure

or

“LOCK” position. Open either

the top is securely hooked.

door or wait for

43 seconds before

raising the convertible top manually.

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