Maintenance
Snow tires
Radial-ply tires
Cuts and punctures in radial-ply tires
are repairable only in the tread area,
because of sidewall flexing. Consult
your tire dealer for radial-ply tire
repairs.
If you equip your car with snow tires,
they should be the same size and
have the same load capacity as the
original tires. Snow tires should be
installed on all four wheels; other-
wise, poor handling may result.
Radial-ply tires provide improved
tread life, road hazard resistance and
smoother high speed ride. The radi-
al-ply tires used on this vehicle are of
belted construction, and are selected
to complement the ride and handling
Snow tires should carry 28 kPa (4
characteristics
of
your
vehicle.
psi) more air pressure than the pres- Radial-ply tires have the same load
sure recommended for the standard carrying capacity, as bias-ply or bias
tires on the tire label on the driver's belted tires of the same size, and use
side of the center pillar, or up to the the same recommended inflation
maximum pressure shown on the tire pressure. Mixing of radial-ply tires
sidewall, whichever is less.
with bias-ply or bias belted tires is
not recommended. Any combina-
tions of radial-ply and bias-ply or bias
belted tires when used on the same
vehicle will seriously deteriorate
vehicle handling. The best rule to fol-
low is: Identical radial-ply tires should
always be used as a set of four.
Do not drive faster than 120 km/h (75
mph) when your car is equipped with
snow tires.
Longer wearing tires can be more
susceptible to irregular tread wear. It
is very important to follow the tire
rotation interval shown in this section
to achieve the tread life potential of
these tires.
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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