Buying
New
Tires
To find out what kind and size of tires you need, look at
the Tire-Loading Information label,
The tires installed on your vehicle when it was new had
a Tire Performance Criteria Speclfication (TPC Spec)
number on each tire’s sidewall. When you get new tires,
get ones with that same TPC Spec number. That way
your vehicle will continue to have tires that are designed
to give proper endurance, handling, speed rating,
traction, ride and other things during normal service on
your vehicle.
If
your tires have an all-season tread
design, the TPC number will be followed by an
“MS”
(for mud and snow).
If
you
ever replace your tires with those not having
a
TPC Spec number, make sure they
are
the same size,
load range, speed rating and construction type (bias,
bias-belted or radial) as your original tires.
Mixing tires could cause you to lose control while
driving.
If
you mix tires
of
different
sizes
or types
(radial and bias-belted tires), the vehicle may not
handle properly, and you could have a crash.
Using tires
of
different sizes may
also
cause
damage to your vehicle. Be sure to use the same
size and type tires on
all
wheels.
I
It’s
all
right to drive with your compact spare,
though.
It
was developed for use on your vehicle.
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