HONDA 2013 Civic Hybrid - Manual (Page 311)

uu If a Tire Goes Flat u Changing a Flat Tire
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1. Remove the center cap.
2. Place the flat tire face down in the compact
spare tire well.
3. Remove the spacer cone from the wing
bolt, flip it over, and insert it back on the
bolt. Secure the flat tire with the wing bolt.
4. Securely put the jack and wheel nut wrench
back in the tool case. Store the case in
If you replace a flat tire with the compact 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 intelligent multi-information display (i-MID), but this
If you replace the tire with a specified regular tire, the warning message on the i-MID
and the low tire pressure/TPMS indicator will go off after a few miles (kilometers).
■ Storing the Flat Tire 1 Storing the Flat Tire
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.
Spacer
Cone
Wing Bolt
For compact spare tire
For normal
tire
■ TPMS and the Compact Spare Tire 1 TPMS and the Compact Spare Tire
The system cannot monitor the pressure of the
compact spare tire. Manually check the compact
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.
U.S. models
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is normal.