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NOTICE:
When the compact spare is installed, don’t take
your vehicle through an automatic car wash with
guide rails. The compact spare can get caught on
the rails. That can damage the tire and wheel,
and maybe other parts of your vehicle.
Don’t use your compact spare on other vehicles.
And don’t mix your compact spare tire or wheel with
other wheels or tires. They won’t fit. Keep your spare
tire and its wheel together.
NOTICE:
Tire chains won’t fit your compact spare. Using
them can damage your vehicle and can damage
the chains too. Don’t use tire chains on your
compact spare.
All-Wheel Drive (Option)
NOTICE:
After installing a compact spare tire on a vehicle
with all
-wheel drive you will need to drive with
light to moderate acceleration, for 10 seconds, in
a straight line. This action will allow the vehicle
to detect the compact spare tire and disable the
all
-wheel drive system. The AWD DISABLE
message will come on indicating that the
all
-wheel drive system is off. You may detect a
slight pull during this time, but this is normal.
Damage to the all
-wheel drive system will occur,
if the vehicle is driven for an extended period
with a compact spare tire installed and the
all
-wheel drive system in operation. See
“All
-Wheel Drive System” and “AWD Disable
Warning Message” in the Index for more
information.