MaintenanceandCare
OwnerMaintenance
NOTE
qTemporarySpareTire
(WithTirePressureMonitoringSystem)
Inspectthetemporarysparetireatleast
monthlytomakesureit'sproperlyinflated
andstored.
Whentireswithsteelwirereinforcementin
l
thesidewallsareused,thesystemmaynot
functioncorrectlyevenwithagenuine
wheel.
NOTE
RefertoSystemErrorActivationonpage
5-32.
Thetemporarysparetireconditiongradually
deterioratesevenifithasnotbeenused.
Besuretoinstallthetirepressuresensors
l
Thetemporarysparetireiseasierto
whenevertiresorwheelsarereplaced.
RefertoTiresandWheelsonpage5-32.
handlebecauseofitsconstructionwhich
islighterandsmallerthanaconventional
tire.Thistireshouldbeusedonlyforan
emergencyandonlyforashortdistance.
Ifatirewearsevenly,awearindicator
willappearasasolidbandacrossthe
tread.
Replacethetirewhenthishappens.
Usethetemporarysparetireonlyuntilthe
conventionaltireisrepaired,whichshould
beassoonaspossible.
Tread wear indicator
Maintainitspressureat420kPa(4.2
2
kgf/cm orbar,60psi).
CAUTION
ØDonotuseyourtemporaryspare
tirerimwithasnowtireora
conventionaltire.Neitherwill
properlyfitandcoulddamage
bothtireandrim.
New tread
Worn tread
Youshouldreplaceitbeforethebandis
acrosstheentiretread.
ØThetemporarysparetirehasa
treadlifeoflessthan5,000km
(3,000
miles).Thetreadlifemay
NOTE
beshorterdependingondriving
conditions.
Tiresdegradeovertime,evenwhentheyare
notbeingusedontheroad.Itisrecommended
thattiresgenerallybereplacedwhentheyare
ØThetemporarysparetireisfor
limiteduse,however,ifthetread
wearsolid-bandindicator
appears,replacethetirewiththe
sametypeoftemporaryspare
(page8-34).
6
yearsorolder.Heatcausedbyhotclimates
orfrequenthighloadingconditionscan
acceleratetheagingprocess.Youshould
replacethesparetirewhenyoureplacethe
otherroadtiresduetotheagingofthespare
tire.Regardingthemanufacturingweekand
yearisindicatedwith4digit.
RefertoThetirelabelingonpage9-23.
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