2013 Acura RDX Owner's Manual - Page 325

uu If a Tire Goes Flat u Changing a Flat Tire 2013 RDX QRG ■ Storing the Flat Tire Wing Bolt Spacer Cone For normal tire 1 Storing the Flat Tire 1. Store the jack in its holder. Turn the jack's end bracket to lock it in place. 2. Remove the center cap. 3. Place the flat tire face up in the spare tire well. 4. Remove the spacer cone from the wing bolt for the spare tire, and insert the wing bolt for the normal tire back on the bolt. Secure the flat tire with the wing bolt. 5. Securely store the wheel nut wrench and jack handle bar back in the cargo area. 3 WARNING Loose items can fly around the interior in a crash and can seriously injure the occupants. Store the wheel, jack, and tools securely before driving. For compact spare tire Handling the Unexpected ■ TPMS and the Spare Tire If you replace a flat tire with the spare tire, the low tire pressure/TPMS indicator comes on while you are driving. After driving for a few miles (kilometers), the indicator will start blinking for a short time and then stay on. CHECK TPMS SYSTEM appears on the multi-information display, but this is normal. If you replace the tire with a specified regular tire, the warning message on the multi-information display and the low tire pressure/TPMS indicator will go off after a few miles (kilometers). 1 TPMS and the Spare Tire The system cannot monitor the pressure of the spare tire. Manually check the spare tire pressure to be sure that it is correct. Use TPMS specific wheels. Each is equipped with a tire pressure sensor mounted inside the tire behind the valve stem. TOC Index 324