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4-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance
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Maintenance and care
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Tires
Replace or rotate tires in accordance with maintenance sched-
ules and treadwear.
n Checking tires
New tread
Treadwear indicator
Worn tread
The location of treadwear
indicators is shown by the
“TWI” or “ ” marks, etc.,
molded on the sidewall of
each tire.
Check spare tire condition
and inflation pressure if not
rotated.
n Tire rotation
Rotate the tires in the order
shown.
To e qua liz e ti re wea r an d
extend tire life, Toyota recom-
mends that tire rotation is
carried out at the same inter-
val as tire inspection.
n The tire pressure warning system
Your Toyota is equ ipped with a tire pr essure warnin g system th at
uses tire pressure warning valves and transmitters to detect low
tire inflation pressure before serious problems arise. (→P. 43 9 )
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