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Maintenance
Tires and wheels
Tire failure may cause loss of vehicle
control resulting in an accident. To
reduce risk of SERIOUS INJURY or
DEATH, take the following
precautions:
• Inspect your tires monthly for
proper inflation as well as wear and
damage.
• The recommended cold tire
pressure for your vehicle can be
found in this manual and on the tire
label located on the driver's side
center pillar. Always use a tire
pressure gauge to measure tire
pressure. Tires with too much or
too little pressure wear unevenly
causing poor handling.
• Check the pressure of the spare
every time you check the pressure
of the other tires on your vehicle.
• Replace tires that are worn, show
uneven wear, or are damaged.
Worn tires can cause loss of braking
effectiveness, steering control, or
traction.
• ALWAYS replace tires with the
same size, type, construction and
tread pattern as each tire that was
originally supplied with this vehicle.
Using tires and wheels other than
the recommended sizes could
cause unusual handling
characteristics, poor vehicle
control, or negatively affect your
vehicle's Anti-Lock Brake System
(ABS) resulting in a serious
accident.
Tire care
For proper maintenance, safety, and
maximum fuel economy, you must
always maintain recommended tire
inflation pressures and stay within
the load limits and weight
distribution recommended for your
vehicle.
OIK013026
All specifications (sizes and
pressures) can be found on a label
attached to the driver's side center
pillar.
Recommended cold tire
inflation pressures
Check all tire pressures (including the
spare) when the tires are cold. "Cold
tires" mean the vehicle has not been
driven for at least three hours or
driven less than 1 mi. (1.6 km).
Warm tires normally exceed the
recommended cold tire pressures by
4 to 6 psi (28 to 41 kPa). Do not
release air from warm tires to adjust
the pressure. The tires are
under-inflated. For recommended
inflation pressure, refer to the "Tires
And Wheels" section in chapter 2.
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