STARTING AND OPERATING
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The tire pressure will vary with temperature by about
1 psi (6.9 kPa) for every 12°F (6.5°C). This means that
CAUTION!
Proper operation of four-wheel drive vehicles de-
pendsontiresofequalsize,typeandcircumference
oneachwheel.Anydifferenceintiresizecancause
damage to the transfer case. Tire rotation schedule
shouldbefollowedtobalancetirewear.
whentheoutsidetemperaturedecreases,thetirepressure
will decrease. Tire pressure should always be set based
oncoldinflationtirepressure.Thisisdefinedasthetire
pressureafterthevehiclehasnotbeendrivenforatleast
three hours, or driven less than 1 mile (1.6 km) after a
three hour period. The cold tire inflation pressure must
Referto“MaintenanceSchedule”forthepropermainte- notexceedthemaximuminflationpressuremoldedinto
nance intervals. Remember, more frequent rotation is thetiresidewall.Referto“Tires–GeneralInformation”
permissibleifdesired.Also,correctforanythingcausing in “Starting and Operating” for information on how to
rapid or unusual wear prior to performing the tire properlyinflatethevehicle’stires.Thetirepressurewill
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rotation.
alsoincreaseasthevehicleisdriven.Thisisnormaland
there should be no adjustment for this increased pres-
sure.
TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SYSTEM (TPMS)
TheTirePressureMonitorSystem(TPMS)willwarnthe
driverofalowtirepressurebasedonthevehiclerecom-
mendedcoldplacardpressure.
TheTPMSwillwarnthedriverofalowtirepressureif
the tire pressure falls below the low-pressure warning
limit for any reason, including low temperature effects
andnaturalpressurelossthroughthetire.
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| Model Year | 2010 |
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