Tires, Wheels and Loading
TIRE CARE
Improperorinadequatevehiclemaintenancecanalsocausetirestowear
abnormally.Herearesomeoftheimportantmaintenanceitems:
Tire wear
Measureandinspectthetiretreadonallyourtiresperiodically.
Advancedandunusualtirewearcanreducetheabilityoftreadtogrip
theroadinadverse(wet,snowy,etc.)conditions.Visuallycheckyour
tiresforunevenwear,lookingforhighandlowareasorunusually
smoothareas.Alsocheckforsignsoftiredamage.
Whenthetreadisworndownto
1/16th
ofaninch(2mm),tiresmust
bereplacedtopreventyourvehicle
fromskiddingandhydroplaning.
Built-intreadwearindicators,or
“
wearbars”,whichlooklikenarrow
stripsofsmoothrubberacrossthe
treadwillappearonthetirewhen
thetreadisworndownto1/16thof
aninch(2mm).Whenthetiretread
wearsdowntothesameheightas
these“wearbars”,thetireisworn
outandshouldbereplaced.
Inspectyourtiresfrequentlyforany
ofthefollowingconditionsand
replacethemifoneormoreofthe
followingconditionsexist:
•
Fabricshowingthroughthetire
rubber
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Bulgesinthetreadorsidewalls
Cracksorcutsonthesidewalls
Cracksinthetreadgroove
Impactdamageresultingfromuse
Separationinthetread
Separationinthesidewall
Severeabrasiononthesidewall
Ifyourvehiclehasaleakintheexhaustsystem,aroadtireorthespare
tiremaybeexposedtohotexhausttemperaturesrequiringthetiretobe
replaced.
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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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