Spare Tire and Tool Kit
You can purchase a spare tire and tool kit for your Cybertruck on https://shop.tesla.com/. This is useful when you want a spare tire in your vehicle at all times in the event you get a flat tire while driving.
Changing the Spare Tire
Warning
NEVER get under the vehicle while Cybertruck is being propped up
with the jack. Doing so can cause serious injury or death.
Before using the spare tire, make sure it is adequately inflated according to the tire pressures on the driver’s side door pillar.
To install the spare tire:
- Retrieve the spare tire from the cargo bed and set aside.
- Ensure Cybertruck is located in a flat, stable, and secure area with enough space surrounding the vehicle to jack it.
- Ensure the vehicle suspension
setting is set to Medium and enable Jack Mode ( see #D1E10860) to disable
self-leveling.WarningYou MUST enable Jack Mode, otherwise the vehicle may try to self-level while on the jack. Failing to engage Jack Mode may cause serious injury or death.
- If available, chock the wheel diagonal to the corner you're working on (for example, if you are replacing the rear driver's side tire, chock the front passenger's side tire).
- Remove the wheel cover from the wheel with the flat tire (see Removing and Installing Wheel Covers).
- Use the lug nut wrench to break loose the lug nuts on the wheel.
- Place the bottle jack under the
vehicle's lift point (shown in green) corresponding to the location you are
working on.WarningDo not get under the vehicle when it is propped up on the jack. Doing so may cause serious injury or death.WarningDO NOT position the jack under the Battery or side rails (shown in red).
- Following the bottle jack manufacturer's instructions, begin to lift the vehicle, making sure to constantly monitor the contact with the lift point.
- Once the tire is no longer contacting the ground, remove the lug nuts and the wheel.
- Set the flat tire aside.
- Place the spare tire onto the lug studs, then hand tighten the lug nuts.
- Lower the vehicle using the bottle jack, then remove the bottle jack once the vehicle is on the ground.
- Tighten the lug nuts with the lug nut wrench to a torque of 205 Nm (151 ft-lb).
- Replace the wheel cover, if needed (see Storage).
- Disengage Jack Mode by touching .
- Store the old tire in the spare tire kit and tether it to the cargo bed using the strap and D-rings.
Storage
To install onto the cargo bed:
- Place the spare tire (in the vinyl cover) up against the front center of the truck bed.
- Locate the 2 bolt covers in the center of the bed.
- Latch the hooks onto the D-rings
in the center of the bed.
- Connect the strap, then tighten
starting from the RH side using the slack adjuster. Secure the excess strap to
the top of the cover with the Velcro.
- Jostle the tire to ensure it does not move around in the cargo bed.