2008 Toyota RAV4 Owners Manual - Page 397

'08 Rav4_U (L/O 0802) -Stowing flat tire 10.Install the flat tire and spare tire cover on the back door. CAUTION Make sure flat tire and spare tire cover are securely in place in their storage location to reduce the possibility of personal injury during a collision or sudden braking. On vehicles with aluminum wheels and a steel wheel for the spare, remove the rubber rings from the wheel nuts of the spare tire carrier before stowing a flat tire. Be careful not to lose the rubber rings after removing them. CAUTION Make sure that the rubber rings are not installed to the wheel nuts for aluminum wheel. Otherwise, the nuts may become loose and the wheel may fall off, which may cause a serious accident. After repairing the flat tire, be sure to reinstall the rubber rings to the wheel nuts before stowing the spare tire. If the steel wheel is stowed without reinstalling the rubber rings to the wheel nuts, the spare tire carrier may produce abnormal noise when the vehicle is driven. 369 2008 RAV4 from Feb. '08 Prod. (OM42726U)