Wheels - Toyota KLUGER 2021 Owner's Manual

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6-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance

Wheels

If a wheel is bent, cracked or
heavily corroded, it should be
replaced. Otherwise, the tire
may separate from the wheel
or cause a loss of handling
control.
Wheel selection
When replacing wheels, care
should be taken to ensure that they
are equivalent to those removed in
load capacity, diameter, rim width
*
and inset .
Replacement wheels are available
at your Toyota dealer.
*
: Conventionally referred to as offset.
Toyota does not recommend using
the following:
 Wheels of different sizes or types
 Used wheels
 Bent wheels that have been
straightened
WARNING
■
When replacing wheels
●
Do not use wheels that are a differ-
ent size from those recommended
in the Owner's Manual, as this may
result in a loss of handling control.
●
Never use an inner tube in a leak-
ing wheel which is designed for a
tubeless tire.
Doing so may result in an accident,
causing death or serious injury.
■
When installing the wheel nuts
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.
In addition, the oil or grease can
cause the wheel nuts to loosen and
the wheel may fall off, causing an
accident and resulting in death or
serious injury. Remove any oil or
grease from the wheel bolts or wheel
nuts.
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Use of defective wheels prohib-
ited
Do not use cracked or deformed
wheels. Doing so could cause the tire
to leak air during driving, possibly
causing an accident.
Aluminum wheel precau-
tions
 Use only Toyota wheel nuts and
wrenches designed for use with
your aluminum wheels.
 When rotating, repairing or
changing your tires, check that
the wheel nuts are still tight after
driving 1600 km (1000 miles).
 Be careful not to damage the
aluminum wheels when using
tire chains.
 Use only Toyota genuine balance
weights or equivalent and a plas-
tic or rubber hammer when bal-
ancing your wheels.