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MaintenanceandCare
OwnerMaintenance
Also,inspectthemforunevenwearand
damage.Abnormalwearisusuallycaused
byoneoracombinationofthefollowing:
qReplacingaTire
WARNING
Incorrecttirepressure
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WornTires:
Improperwheelalignment
l
Drivingwithworntiresisdangerous.
Reducedbraking,steering,and
tractioncouldresultinanaccident.
Alwaysusetiresthatareingood
condition.
Out-of-balancewheel
l
Severebraking
l
Afterrotation,inflatealltirepressuresto
specification(page10-6)andinspectthe
lugnutsfortightness.
Ifatirewearsevenly,awearindicator
willappearasasolidbandacrossthe
tread.
CAUTION
Replacethetirewhenthishappens.
Rotateunidirectionaltiresandradial
tiresthathaveanasymmetricaltread
patternorstudsonlyfromfronttorear,
notfromsidetoside.Tireperformance
willbeweakenedifrotatedfromsideto
side.
Tread wear indicator
CAUTION
Limited-SlipDifferentialsystem;
don'tusethefollowing:
New tread
Worn tread
Youshouldreplaceitbeforethebandis
acrosstheentiretread.
Tiresnotofthedesignatedsize
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Tiresofdifferentsizesortypesatthe
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sametime
qTemporarySpareTire
Tiresnotsufficientlyinflated
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Inspectthetemporarysparetireatleast
monthlytomakesureit'sproperlyinflated
andstored.
Thetemporarysparetireiseasierto
handlebecauseofitsconstruction.Itis
lighterandsmallerthanaconventional
tireandshouldbeusedonlyforan
emergencyandonlyforashortdistance.
Iftheseinstructionsaren'tfollowed,the
rotationoftheleftandrightwheelswill
bedifferentandwillthusapplya
constantloadonthelimited-slip
differential.
Thiswillcauseamalfunction.
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| Model Year | 2004 |
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