STARTING AND OPERATING
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SNOW TIRES
TIRE ROTATION
Some areas of the country requ ire the use of snow tires Tires on the front and rear axles of vehicles operate at
during Winter. Stand ard tires are of the all-season typ e different load s and perform different steering, driving,
and satisfy this requ irem ent as ind icated by the M+S and braking functions. For these reasons, they wear at
designation on the tire sidewall.
unequ al rates, and tend to develop irregu lar wear pat-
terns.
If you need snow tires, select tires equ ivalent in size and
typ e to the original equ ipment tires. Use snow tires only These effects can be red uced by timely rotation of tires.
in sets of four; failu re to do so may adversely affect the The benefits of rotation are especially worthw hile with
safety and hand ling of you r vehicle.
aggressive tread designs such as those on All-Season typ e
tires. Rotation will increase tread life, help to maintain
mud, snow, and wet traction levels, and contribu te to a
smooth, quiet rid e.
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Snow tires generally have lower speed ratings than what
was originally equ ipped with you r vehicle and shou ld
not be operated at sustained speed s over 75 mph
(120
km/ h).
Refer to the “Maintenance Sched ule” in Section 8 for the
prop er maintenance intervals. More frequ ent rotation is
perm issible if desired . The reasons for any rap id or
unu sual wear shou ld be corrected prior to rotation being
perform ed.
| Categories | Chrysler Manuals, Chrysler Town and Country Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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