Maintenance
Compact spare tire replacement
Wheel replacement
Tire traction
A compact spare tire has a shorter
tread life than a regular size tire.
Replace it when you can see the
tread wear indicator bars on the tire.
The replacement compact spare tire
should be the same size and design
tire as the one provided with your
new vehicle and should be mounted
on the same compact spare tire
wheel. The compact spare tire is not
designed to be mounted on a regular
size wheel, and the compact spare
tire wheel is not designed for mount-
ing a regular size tire.
When replacing the metal wheels for Tire traction can be reduced if you
any reason, make sure the new drive on worn tires, tires that are
wheels are equivalent to the original improperly inflated or on slippery
factory units in diameter, rim width road surfaces. Tires should be
and offset.
replaced when tread wear indicators
appear. Slow down whenever there
is rain, snow or ice on the road to
reduce the possibility of losing con-
trol of the vehicle.
WARNING
A wheel that is not the correct
size may adversely affect wheel
and bearing life, braking and
Tire maintenance
stopping
abilities,
handling
characteristics, ground clear-
ance, body-to-tire clearance,
In addition to proper inflation, correct
wheel alignment helps to decrease
tire wear. If you find a tire is worn
unevenly, have your dealer check the
wheel alignment.
snow
chain
clearance,
speedometer and odometer cal-
ibration, headlight aim and
bumper height.
When you have new tires installed,
make sure they are balanced. This
will increase vehicle ride comfort and
tire life. Additionally, a tire should
always be rebalanced if it is removed
from the wheel.
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