Toyota Vitz - When Replacing Tire‑Related Parts; Low Flat Tires; Warning During Inspection and Replacement; Prohibition of Using Abnormal Tires

4‑1.Howtocare
■Whenreplacingtire‑relatedparts
ConsultyourToyotadealerwhenreplacingtires,discwheels,orwheel
mountingnuts.
■Lowflattires(195/50R1684V,205/45R1784Wequippedvehicles)
Thetiresinstalledaremadewithanemphasisongripperformanceduringgeneral
driving.Onsnowyroadsandicyroads,gripperformanceislowerthanwithordinary
tires.Besuretousewintertiresortirechains(onlyforvehiclesequippedwith195/
50R1684V)anddrivecarefullyataspeedsuitablefortheroadconditions.
warning
■Warningduringinspectionandreplacement
Besuretoobservethefollowing.
Ifnotfollowed,damagetodrivetraincomponentsandunstablemaneuvering
characteristicscanresultinseriousinjuryorevendeathintheworstcase.
●Usetiresofthesamemanufacturer,brand,andtreadpattern(groovepattern)
withnodifferenceinwear.
●Donotusetiresorwheelsotherthanthemanufacturer'sspecifiedsize
●Donotmixradialtires,biasbeltedtires,andbiasplytires
●Donotmixsummertires,all‑seasontires,andwintertires
■Prohibitionofusingabnormaltires
Ifthetireswithabnormalitiesareinstalledastheyare,thesteeringwheelmaybetakenofforabnormal
vibrationsmaybefeltwhiledriving.Inaddition,itisdangerousbecausethefollowingsituationsmayoccur
andunexpectedeventsmayoccur.
●Causesirreparabledamagesuchasrupture
●Vehicleslidessideways
●Theoriginalperformanceofthevehicle(fuelefficiency,vehiclestability,brakingdistance,etc.)isnotexhibited.
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