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vehicle operation
It is recommended that the tire pressure be checked at the beginning of each
trip to obtain the maximum life of the tire. Follow the instructions listed on the
Federal Certication label, afxed to the roadside front corner of your trailer,
to determine the correct tire pressure. Under-ination may cause tire failures
and swaying; this may result in loss of control, injury, death or property
damage
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Tires
Read and understand the following before taking your rst trip in your RV!
Proper care and maintenance of your tires is essential to ensure your safety, as well as the
safety of others, as you travel.
Routine maintenance on your recreation vehicle is important, but it cannot be overstated just
how critical proper tire maintenance is to the safety, operation and durability of your new
vehicle.
You must follow the manufacturer’s ination guidelines for maximum load capacity; under-
ination is just as dangerous as over-ination.
To insure your tires are operating safely, regular inspection of your tires and checking tire
pressures is absolutely mandatory.
Examine your tires frequently for unusual wear. Alignment, balance and bearing wear will
affect tire wear. Make sure to look for cracking, bulging, uneven tread wear, etc.
When you are using your vehicle, check ination pressure weekly to insure maximum tire
life and travel wear. Pressure should be checked when the tires are cold. During travel, tires
heat up and pressure increases. Do not bleed air from hot tires or your tires may then be
under-inated.
Tire pressure is the most important factor in the life and performance of your tires. Proper
ination should be monitored closely. Failure to do so could result in the overheating of a
tire, which could result in a blowout. Ination pressure should be as recommended by the
tire manufacturer or as the federal label for the recreation vehicle indicates.
NOTE: Cold tire ination pressure is dened as a tire that has not
been used for three or more hours, or has been driven less than one
mile. Tire ination pressure of a hot tire may show an increase of as
much as 6 psi over a cold tire.
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