Service and Appearance Care
When
It’s
Time for New Tires
he
way to tell when it’s time for new
ires
is to check the treadwear indicators,
vhich will appear when your tires have
Inly
2/32
inch
(1.6
mm) or less of tread
emaining.
r‘ou
need a new tire if:
D
You can see the indicators at three or
more places around the tire.
through the tire’s rubber.
or snagged deep enough to show corc
or fabric.
B
You can see cord or fabric showing
B
The tread or sidewall is cracked, cut
D
The tire has a bump, bulge or split.
The tire has a puncture, cut, or other
damage that can’t be repaired well
because of the size or location of the
damage.
Buying
New
Tires
To
find out what kind and size of tires you
need, look at the Tire-Loading
[nformation label.
The
tires installed on your vehicle when it
was new had a Tire Performance Criteria
Specification (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 a
“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.
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