Maintenance and Specifications
Safety practices
Drivinghabitshaveagreatdealtodowithyourtiremileageandsafety.
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Observepostedspeedlimits
Avoidfaststarts,stopsandturns
Avoidpotholesandobjectsontheroad
Donotrunovercurbsorhitthetireagainstacurbwhenparking
Ifyouvehicleisstuckinsnow,mud,sand,etc.,donotrapidlyspinthe
tires;spinningthetirescantearthetireandcauseanexplosion.Atire
canexplodeinaslittleasthreetofiveseconds.
WARNING: Tireexplosionscancausedeath,personalinjuryor
propertydamage.Donotallowanyonetostandnear,ordirectly
aheadorbehindthespinningtire.
WARNING: Neverspinthetiresinexcessofthe55km/h(35
mph)pointindicatedonthespeedometer.
Highway hazards
Nomatterhowcarefullyyoudrivethere’salwaysthepossibilitythatyou
mayeventuallyhaveaflattireonthehighway.Driveslowlytothe
closestsafeareaoutoftraffic.Thismayfurtherdamagetheflattire,but
yoursafetyismoreimportant.
Ifyoufeelasuddenvibrationorridedisturbancewhiledrivingoryou
suspectyourtireorvehiclehasbeendamaged,immediatelyreduceyour
speed.Drivewithcautionuntilyoucansafelypullofftheroad.Stopand
inspectthetirefordamage.Ifthetireisunder-inflatedordamaged,
deflateit,removewheelandreplaceitwithyoursparetireandwheel.If
youcannotdetectacause,havethevehicletowedtothenearestrepair
facilityortiredealertohavethevehicleinspected.
USING SNOW TIRES AND TRACTION DEVICES
NOTE:Snowtiresmustbethesamesizeandgradeasthetiresyou
currentlyhaveonyourvehicle.
Thetiresonyourvehiclehaveall-weathertreadstoprovidetractionin
rainandsnow.However,insomeclimates,usingsnowtiresandtraction
devicesmaybenecessary.Ifyouneedtousesnowtiresandchains,itis
recommendedthatsteelwheelsareusedofthesamesizeand
specificationasthoseoriginallyinstalled.
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| Model Year | 2004 |
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