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Tire Pressure
The Tire-Loading Information label
which
is
on the inside
of
the trunk lid
shows the correct inflation pressures for
your tires, when they’re cold. “Cold”
means your vehicle has been sitting for
a.
least three hours or driven no more than
i
mile.
NOTICE:
Don’t let anyone tell you that
underinflation overinflation is
all right. It’s not. If your tires don’t
have enough air (underinflation)
you can get:
0
Too much flexing
0
Too
much heat
0
Tire overloading
0
Bad wear
0
Bad handling
Bad fuel economy.
NOTICE:
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If your tires have too much air
(overinflation), you can get:
0
Unusual wear
0
Bad handling
0
Rough ride
0
Needless damage from road
hazards.
Vhen
to
Check:
lheck your tires once a month or more.
Ion’t forget your compact spare tire. It
hould be at
60
psi
(420
kPa).
[ow
to
Check:
Jse a good quality pocket-type gage to
heck tire pressure. Simply looking at
th
res
will
not tell you the pressure,
specially
if
you have radial tires
--
lhich may
look
properly inflated
even
i.
ley’re underinflated.
F
your tires have valve caps, be sure
to
ut
them back on. They help prevent
:aks
by keeping out dirt
and
moisture.
Tjre Inspection
and
Qotation
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make your tires last longer, have them
nspected and rotated at the mileages
ecommended
in
the Maintenance
khedule. See “Scheduled Maintenance
;ervices”
in
the Index.
Jse this rotation pattern.
4fter the tires have been rotated, adjust
he front and rear inflation pressure
;is
,hewn
on the Tire-Loading Information
abel. Make certain that
all
wheel
nuts
woperly tightened. See “Wheel
Nut
rorque”
in
the Index.
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