MaintenanceandCare
OwnerMaintenance
NOTE
Improperwheelalignment
Out-of-balancewheel
Severebraking
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Alwayschecktirepressurewhentiresare
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cold.
Warmtiresnormallyexceedrecommended
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pressures.Don'treleaseairfromwarmtires
toadjustthepressure.
Underinflationcancausereducedfuel
Afterrotation,inflatealltirepressuresto
specification(page10-6)andinspectthe
lugnutsfortightness.
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economy,unevenandacceleratedtirewear,
andpoorsealingofthetirebead,which
willdeformthewheelandcauseseparation
oftirefromrim.
CAUTION
Rotateunidirectionaltiresandradial
tiresthathaveanasymmetricaltread
patternorstudsonlyfromfrontto
rear,notfromsidetoside.Tire
performancewillbeweakenedif
rotatedfromsidetoside.
Overinflationcanproduceaharshride,
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unevenandacceleratedtirewear,anda
greaterpossibilityofdamagefromroad
hazards.
Keepyourtirepressureatthecorrect
levels.Ifonefrequentlyneedsinflating,
haveitinspected.
CAUTION
Limited-SlipDifferentialsystem;
don'tusethefollowing:
qTireRotation
ØTiresnotofthedesignatedsize
ØTiresofdifferentsizesortypesat
thesametime
Toequalizetreadwear,rotatethetiresif
irregularweardevelops.Accordingtothe
scheduledmaintenancecharts.Referto
ScheduledMaintenanceonpage8-3.
Duringrotation,inspectthemforcorrect
balance.
ØTiresnotsufficientlyinflated
Iftheseinstructionsaren'tfollowed,
therotationoftheleftandright
wheelswillbedifferentandwillthus
applyaconstantloadonthelimited-
slipdifferential.
Thiswillcauseamalfunction.
qReplacingaTire
WARNING
Alwaysusetiresthatareingood
condition:
Drivingwithworntiresisdangerous.
Reducedbraking,steering,and
tractioncouldresultinanaccident.
Forward
Do not include (TEMPORARY USE ONLY)
spare tire in rotation.
Also,inspectthemforunevenwearand
damage.Abnormalwearisusuallycaused
byoneoracombinationofthefollowing:
Incorrecttirepressure
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| Model Year | 2008 |
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