Tires, Wheels and Loading
MaximumPermissibleInflationPressureisthetiremanufactures’
maximumpermissiblepressureand/orthepressureatwhichthemaximum
loadcanbecarriedbythetire.Thispressureisnormallyhigherthanthe
manufacturer’srecommendedcoldinflationpressurewhichcanbefound
oneitherthetirelabelorcertificationlabelwhichislocatedonthe
structurebythetrailingedgeofthedriver’sdoorortheedgeofthedriver’s
door.Thecoldinflationpressureshouldneverbesetlowerthanthe
recommendedpressureonthetirelabelorcertificationlabel.
Whenweathertemperaturechangesoccur,tireinflationpressuresalso
change.A10°F(6°C)temperaturedropcausesacorrespondingdropof
1
psi(7kPa)ininflationpressure.Checkyourtirepressuresfrequently
andadjustthemtotheproperpressurewhichcanbefoundonthetire
labelorcertificationlabel.
Ifcheckingtirepressurewhenthetireishot,(i.e.drivenmorethan1
mile[1.6km]),never“bleed”orreduceairpressure.Thetiresarehot
fromdrivinganditisnormalforpressurestoincreaseabove
recommendedcoldpressures.Ahottireatorbelowrecommendedcold
inflationpressurecouldbesignificantlyunder-inflated.
Tocheckthepressureinyourtire(s):
1.
Makesurethetiresarecool,meaningtheyarenothotfromdriving
evenamile.
Note:Ifyouhavetodriveadistancetogetairforyourtire(s),check
andrecordthetirepressurefirstandaddtheappropriateairpressure
whenyougettothepump.Itisnormalfortirestoheatupandtheair
pressureinsidetogoupasyoudrive.Never“bleed”orreduceair
pressurewhentiresarehot.
2.
Removethecapfromthevalveononetire,thenfirmlypressthetire
gaugeontothevalveandmeasurethepressure.
3.
Addenoughairtoreachtherecommendedairpressure
Note:Ifyouoverfillthetire,releaseairbypushingonthemetalstemin
thecenterofthevalve.Thenrecheckthepressurewithyourtiregauge.
4.
5.
Replacethevalvecap.
Repeatthisprocedureforeachtire,includingthespare.
Note:Somesparetiresrequirehigherinflationpressurethantheother
tires.
6.
Visuallyinspectthetirestomakesuretherearenonailsorother
objectsembeddedthatcouldpokeaholeinthetireandcauseanair
leak.
7.
Checkthesidewallstomakesuretherearenogouges,cutsorbulges.
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REVIEWCOPY
2005
MazdaTribute(j14),OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)(own2002),
Market: USA_English(fus)
| Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda Tribute Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2005 |
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