Maintenance and Specifications
Usetherecommendedcoldinflationpressureforoptimumtire
performanceandwear.Under-inflationorover-inflationmaycause
uneventreadwearpatterns.
NOTE:Ifyouaredrivingthevehicleatitsmaximumweightload,make
surethetireinflationpressureiscorrectfortheweightloadonthetires.
WARNING: Under-inflationisthemostcommoncauseoftire
failuresandmayresultinseveretirecracking,treadseparation
or
؆
blowout؆
,withunexpectedlossofvehiclecontrolandincreasedriskofinjury.Under-inflationincreasessidewall
flexingandrollingresistance,resultinginheatbuildupand
internaldamagetothetire.Italsomayresultinunnecessary
tirestress,irregularwear,lossofvehiclecontrolandaccidents.
Atirecanloseuptohalfofitsairpressureandnotappearto
beflat!
Whenweathertemperaturechangesoccur,tireinflationpressuresalso
change.A10degreetemperaturechangecausesacorrespondingdropof
7
andadjustthemtotheproperpressurewhichcanbefoundonthetire
labelorcertificationlabel.
kPa(1psi)ininflationpressure.Checkyourtirepressuresfrequently
Ifcheckingtirepressurewhenthetireishot,(i.e.drivenmorethan1.6
km[1mile]),never“bleed”orreduceairpressure.Thetiresarehotfrom
drivinganditisnormalforpressurestoincreaseaboverecommended
coldpressures.Ahottireatorbelowrecommendedcoldinflation
pressurecouldbesignificantlyunder-inflated.
Tocheckthepressureinyourtire(s):
1.
Makesurethetiresarecool,meaningtheyarenothotfromdriving
evenamile.
Note:Ifyouhavetodriveadistancetogetairforyourtire(s),check
andrecordthetirepressurefirstandaddtheappropriateairpressure
whenyougettothepump.Itisnormalfortirestoheatupandtheair
pressureinsidetogoupasyoudrive.Never“bleed”orreduceair
pressurewhentiresarehot.
2.
Removethecapfromthevalveononetire,thenfirmlypressthetire
gaugeontothevalve.
3.
Addairtoreachtherecommendedairpressure
Note:Ifyouoverfillthetire,releaseairbypushingonthemetalstemin
thecenterofthevalve.Thenrecheckthepressurewithyourtiregauge.
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| Model Year | 2004 |
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