Tires, Wheels and Loading
Thecoldinflationpressureshouldneverbesetlowerthanthe
recommendedpressureontheSafetyComplianceCertificationLabelor
TireLabel.
Whenweathertemperaturechangesoccur,tireinflationpressuresalso
change.A10°F(6°C)temperaturedropcancauseacorrespondingdrop
of1psi(7kPa)ininflationpressure.Checkyourtirepressures
frequentlyandadjustthemtotheproperpressurewhichcanbefound
ontheSafetyComplianceCertificationLabelorTireLabel.
Tocheckthepressureinyourtire(s):
1.
Makesurethetiresarecool,meaningtheyarenothotfromdriving
evenamile.
Ifyouarecheckingtirepressurewhenthetireishot,(i.e.drivenmore
than1mile[1.6km]),never“bleed”orreduceairpressure.Thetiresare
hotfromdrivinganditisnormalforpressurestoincreaseabove
recommendedcoldpressures.Ahottireatorbelowrecommendedcold
inflationpressurecouldbesignificantlyunder-inflated.
Note:Ifyouhavetodriveadistancetogetairforyourtire(s),check
andrecordthetirepressurefirstandaddtheappropriateairpressure
whenyougettothepump.Itisnormalfortirestoheatupandtheair
pressureinsidetogoupasyoudrive.
2.
Removethecapfromthevalveononetire,thenfirmlypressthetire
gaugeontothevalveandmeasurethepressure.
3.
Addenoughairtoreachtherecommendedairpressure.
Note:Ifyouoverfillthetire,releaseairbypushingonthemetalstemin
thecenterofthevalve.Thenrecheckthepressurewithyourtiregauge.
4.
5.
Replacethevalvecap.
Repeatthisprocedureforeachtire,includingthespare.
Note:Somesparetiresoperateatahigherinflationpressurethanthe
othertires.ForT-type/mini-sparetires(seetheDissimilarspare
tire/wheelinformationsectionfordescription):Storeandmaintainat
60
psi(4.15bar).ForFullSizeandDissimilarsparetires(seethe
Dissimilarsparetire/wheelinformationsectionfordescription):Store
andmaintainatthehigherofthefrontandrearinflationpressureas
shownontheTireLabel.
6.
objectsembeddedthatcouldpokeaholeinthetireandcauseanair
leak.
Visuallyinspectthetirestomakesuretherearenonailsorother
7.
Checkthesidewallstomakesuretherearenogouges,cutsorbulges.
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