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7-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance
Owner’s Manual_USA_M6718BE_en
1 Remove any dirt or foreign
matter from the wheel con-
tact surfaces and wheel
bolts.
If foreign matter is on the wheel
contact surface, the wheel bolts
may loosen while the vehicle is in
motion, causing the tire to come off.
2 Align a wheel bolt hole on the
tire with the guide pin, and
set the tire on the guide pin.
Securely set the tire so that its
wheel is touching the contact sur-
WARNING
• 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 SUBARU dealer.
• If a wheel bolt hole in a wheel or
the threads of a wheel bolt or
the wheel hub are deformed,
cracked, rusty or otherwise
damaged, have the vehicle
inspected by your SUBARU
dealer.
■ When tightening the wheel
bolts
Do not tighten the wheel bolts
excessively.
Doing so may cause the wheel
bolts, the threads of the wheel
hub, or the wheel to be damaged.
■ Guide pin
When removing or installing a tire,
make sure to use the guide pin.
Also, the guide pin is made of
resin. It may be damaged if the
wheel is placed anywhere other
than or if a large amount of
force is applied to the guide pin.
■ Replacing a flat tire for vehi-
cles with power back door
In cases such as when replacing
tires, make sure to cancel the
power back door system
(P.180). 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 warn-
ing valves, transmitters and
tire valve caps
P.4 78
Installing the tire
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