2001 Toyota Prius Owners Manual - Page 183

-Blocking the wheel -Loosening wheel nuts 50p010d 50p011a 50p013a To remove the spare tire: 1. Raise the luggage compartment floor. 2. Loosen the bolt with spacer and remove it. 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 repeating the above removal steps in reverse order to prevent it from flying forward during a collision or sudden braking. 2. Block the wheel diagonally opposite the flat tire to keep the vehicle from rolling when it is jacked up. When chocking the wheel, place a wheel block from the front for the front wheels or from the rear for the rear wheels. 3. Loosen all the wheel nuts. Always loosen the wheel nuts before raising the vehicle. Turn the wheel nuts counterclockwise to loosen them. To get maximum leverage, 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 handle. Be careful that the wrench does not slip off the nut. Do not remove the nuts yet-just unscrew them about one-half turn. 176