Sienna spare tire

[jmaffucci]

I own a 1999 Sienna, bought used and missing the owners manual. I am trying to lower the spare tire. I see the cable which holds the tire up, running into a box mounted under the van, off to the side of the spare. Is there a tool or handle which lowers the tire?

[ProMan]

If I remember right (never got a chance to lower the spare myself though), the tool to loose the tire nuts when you change tires is used for lowering spare tire.

[flipdriver09]

to find where and how to lower the tire, lift up the carpet in trunk and there should be a little bolt to lower the tire

[Hola]

The problem is in finding the little hole in the carpet as there is no sign that the carpet is cut, so you must look careful to find it.