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4-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance
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Maintenance and care
■ When inspecting and adjusting tire pressure
Be sure to reinstall the tire valve caps.
Without the valve caps, dirt or moisture could get into the valve and cause air leak-
age, which could result in an accident. If the caps have been lost, have new ones put
on as soon as possible.
■ Proper inflation is critical to safe tire performance
Keep your tires properly inflated. Otherwise, the following conditions may occur
and result in an accident causing in death or serious injury.
● Excessive wear
● Uneven wear
● Poor handling
● Possibility of blowouts from an overheated tire
● Poor sealing of the tire bead
● Wheel deformation and/or tire separation
● A greater possibility of tire damage from road hazards
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