2012 Toyota Camry Owners Manual - Page 1245

5-2. Steps to take in an emergency STEP 6 Remove all the wheel nuts and the tire. When resting the tire on the ground, place the tire so that the wheel design faces up to avoid scratching the wheel surface. Installing the spare tire STEP 1 Remove any dirt or foreign matter from the wheel contact surface. If foreign matter is on the wheel contact surface, the wheel nuts may loosen while the vehicle is in motion, causing the tire to come off. STEP 2 Install the tire and loosely tighten each wheel nut by hand by approximately the same amount. Tapered portion When replacing a steel wheel with a steel wheel, tighten the wheel nuts until the tapered portion comes into loose contact with the disc wheel seat. Disc wheel seat 440