MaintenanceandCare
OwnerMaintenance
Inspectalltirepressuresmonthly
(includingthespare)whenthetiresare
cold.Maintainrecommendedpressures
forthebestride,handling,andminimum
tirewear.
qTireRotation
Toequalizetreadwear,rotatethetiresif
irregularweardevelops.Accordingtothe
scheduledmaintenancecharts.Referto
ScheduledMaintenanceonpage8-3.
Duringrotation,inspectthemforcorrect
balance.
Forward
Do not include (TEMPORARY USE ONLY)
spare tire in rotation.
Refertothespecificationcharts(page
10-7).
NOTE
Also,inspectthemforunevenwearand
damage.Abnormalwearisusuallycaused
byoneoracombinationofthefollowing:
Alwayschecktirepressurewhentiresare
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cold.
Warmtiresnormally exceedrecommended
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pressures.Don'treleaseairfromwarmtires
toadjustthepressure.
Underinflation cancausereducedfuel
economy,unevenandaccelerated tirewear,
andpoorsealingofthetirebead,which
willdeformthewheelandcauseseparation
oftirefromrim.
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Incorrecttirepressure
Improperwheelalignment
Out-of-balancewheel
Severebraking
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Afterrotation,inflatealltirepressuresto
specification(page10-7)andinspectthe
lugnutsfortightness.
Overinflation canproduceaharshride,
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unevenandaccelerated tirewear,anda
greaterpossibility ofdamagefromroad
hazards.
Keepyourtirepressureatthecorrect
levels.Ifonefrequentlyneedsinflating,
haveitinspected.
CAUTION
Rotateunidirectionaltiresandradial
tiresthathaveanasymmetricaltread
patternorstudsonlyfromfrontto
rear,notfromsidetoside.Tire
performancewillbereducedif
rotatedfromsidetoside.
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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