Changing A Flat Tire - Honda Accord 2018 Owner's Manual

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Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) - Required Federal
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Explanation
U.S. models
Each tire, including the spare (if provided), should be checked
monthly when cold and inflated to the inflation pressure
recommended by the vehicle manufacturer on the vehicle placard or
tire inflation pressure label.
(If your vehicle has tires of a different size than the size indicated
on the vehicle placard or tire inflation pressure label, you should
determine the proper tire inflation pressure for those tires.)
As an added safety feature, your vehicle has been
equipped with a tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS)
that illuminates a low tire pressure telltale when one or more of your
tires is significantly underinflated.
Accordingly, when the low tire pressure telltale illuminates, you
should stop and check your tires as soon as possible, and inflate
them to the proper pressure.
Driving on a significantly underinflated tire causes the tire to
overheat and can lead to tire failure. Underinflation also reduces fuel
efficiency and tire tread life, and may affect the vehicle's handling
and stopping ability.
Please note that the TPMS is not a substitute for proper tire
maintenance, and it is the driver's responsibility to maintain correct
tire pressure, even if underinflation has not reached the level to
trigger illumination of the TPMS low tire pressure telltale.
Your vehicle has also been equipped with a TPMS malfunction
indicator to indicate when the system is not operating properly. The
TPMS malfunction indicator is combined with the low tire pressure
telltale. When the system detects a malfunction, the telltale will
flash for approximately one minute and then remain continuously
illuminated. This sequence will continue upon subsequent vehicle
start-ups as long as the malfunction exists.
When the malfunction indicator is illuminated, the system may not be
able to detect or signal low tire pressure as intended.
TPMS malfunctions may occur for a variety of reasons, including the
installation of replacement or alternate tires or wheels on the vehicle
that prevent the TPMS from functioning properly.
Always check the TPMS malfunction telltale after replacing one or
more tires or wheels on your vehicle to ensure that the replacement
or alternate tires and wheels allow the TPMS to continue to function
properly.
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Changing a Flat Tire

If a tire goes flat while driving, grasp the steering wheel firmly and brake
gradually to reduce speed. Then stop in a safe place. Replace the flat tire with
the compact spare tire. Go to a dealer as soon as possible to have the full-size
tire repaired or replaced.
Getting Ready to Change the Tire
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Park the vehicle on a firm, level, and non-slippery surface. Apply the
parking brake, shift to Park (P) for CVT models or Reverse (R) for Manual
Transmission models, and turn the vehicle off. Turn on the hazard warning
lights.
1. Open the trunk floor lid.
2. Take the tool case out of the trunk. Take the jack and wheel nut wrench
out of the tool case.
3. Unscrew the wing bolt, then remove the spacer cone. Remove the spare
tire.
4. Place the compact spare tire (wheel side up) under the vehicle body,
near the tire that needs to be replaced.
5. Loosen each wheel nut about one turn using the wheel nut wrench.
HANDLING THE UNEXPECTED
Tool case
Spare tire
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