MAINTENANCE AN D SERVICING
5.15.3 Checki
ng Tire Pressure
Check tire pre
ssure daily. Maintain pressure
recommended i
n following table:
Size
Load Range Pressure
D
65 psi
(448 kPa)
ST205/75 R15
E
80 psi
(552 kPa)
WARNING
• Service tires safely.
• A tire can explode during inflation and cause
serious injury or death.
• DoNOTstandovertire. Useaclip-onchuckand
extension hose.
• NEVER increase air pressure beyond pressure
specified on tire sidewall to seat the bead on
the rim.
• Replacethetireifithasadefect.
• Replace a wheel rim, which has cracks, wear or
severe rust.
• NEVER weld a wheel rim.
• NEVER use force on an inflated or partially
inflated tire.
• Make sure the tire is correctly seated before
inflating to operating pressure.
• If the tire is not in correct position on the rim, or is
too full of air, the tire bead can loosen on one side,
causing air to leak at high speed and with great
force. An air leak of this nature can thrust the tire
in any direction, endangering anyone in the area.
• Make sure all the air is removed from a tire before
removingthetirefromarim.
• Do NOT remove, install or make repairs to a tire on
a rim unless you have the proper equipment and
experience to perform the job. Take the tire and
rim to a qualified tire repair shop.
Figure 5.294: I
nflation Warning
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