Nissan LEAF 2023 Owners Manual
10.3.2. Installing spare tyre
Never use wheel nuts which are not provided with your vehicle. Incorrect wheel nuts or improperly tightened wheel nuts can cause the wheel to become loose or come off. This could cause an accident.
Do not use oil or grease on the wheel studs or nuts. This could cause the nuts to become loose.
The T-type spare tyre is designed for emergency use only.
Clean any mud or dirt from the surface between the wheel and hub.
Carefully fit the spare tyre and tighten the wheel nuts with your fingers. Check that all the wheel nuts contact the wheel surface horizontally.
Models with wheel lock nut (where fitted):
Insert the wheel lock key into the wheel lock nut and tighten into the wheel finger tight.
Tighten the wheel nuts alternately and evenly in the sequence illustrated ( (1) to (5) ), more than 2 times with the wheel nut wrench, until they are tight.
Do not use a power tool to install the wheel lock nuts (where fitted) with the wheel lock key. Use the wheel nut wrench instead.
Lower the vehicle slowly until the tyre touches the ground.
Tighten the wheel nuts with the wheel nut wrench securely, in the sequence as illustrated.
Lower the vehicle completely.
Tighten the wheel nuts to the specified torque with a torque wrench as soon as possible.
Wheel nut tightening torque:
108 N·m (11 kg-m, 80 ft-lb)
The wheel nuts must be kept tightened to specification at all times. It is recommended that the wheel nuts be tightened to specification at each lubrication interval.