RoadsideEmergencies
CHANGINGTHETIRES
Ifyougetaflattirewhiledriving,donotapplythebrakeheavily.
Instead,graduallydecreaseyourspeed.Holdthesteeringwheelfirmly
andslowlymovetoasafeplaceonthesideoftheroad.
Theuseoftiresealantsisnotrecommendedandmay
compromisetheintegrityofyourtires.
Temporarysparetireinformation
Thetemporarysparetireforyourvehicleislabeledassuch.Itissmaller
thanaregulartireandisdesignedforemergencyuseonly.Replacethe
temporarysparetirewithafull-sizetireassoonaspossible.
Ifyouusethetemporarysparetirecontinuouslyordonotfollow
theseprecautions,thetirecouldfail,causingyoutolosecontrol
ofthevehicle,possiblyinjuringyourselforothers.
Whendrivingwiththetemporarysparetiredonot:
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usemorethanonetemporarysparetireatatime
exceed80km/h(50mph)
loadthevehiclebeyondmaximumvehicleloadratinglistedonthe
SafetyComplianceLabel
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towatrailer
usetirechains
drivethroughanautomaticcarwash,becauseofthevehicle’ sreduced
groundclearance
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trytorepairthetemporarysparetireorremoveitfromitswheel
usethewheelforanyothertypeofvehicle
Useofatemporarysparetireatanyonewheellocationcanleadto
impairmentofthefollowing:
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handling,stabilityandbrakingperformance
comfortandnoise
groundclearanceandparkingatcurbs
Winterdrivingcapability
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| Model Year | 2002 |
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