Maintenance
Checking tire inflation pressure
Check your tires once a month or
more.
Also, check the tire pressure of the
spare tire.
Remove the valve cap from the tire
valve stem. Press the tire gage firm-
ly onto the valve to get a pressure
measurement. If the cold tire inflation
pressure matches the recommended
pressure on the tire and loading
information label, no further adjust-
ment is necessary. If the pressure is
WARNING
• Inspect your tires frequently
for proper inflation as well as
wear and damage. Always use
a tire pressure gauge.
•
Tires with too much or too little
pressure wear unevenly caus-
ing poor handling, loss of vehi-
cle control, and sudden tire
failure leading to accidents,
injuries, and even death. The
recommended cold tire pres-
sure for your vehicle can be
found in this manual and on
the tire label located on the dri-
ver's side center pillar.
How to check
Use a good quality gage to check tire low, add air until you reach the rec-
pressure.You can not tell if your tires ommended amount.
are properly inflated simply by look-
If you overfill the tire, release air by
ing at them. Radial tires may look
pushing on the metal stem in the
properly inflated even when they're
center of the tire valve. Recheck the
underinflated.
tire pressure with the tire gage. Be
Check the tire's inflation pressure sure to put the valve caps back on
when the tires are cold. - "Cold" the valve stems. They help prevent
means your vehicle has been sitting leaks by keeping out dirt and mois-
for at least three hours or driven no
more than 1.6 km (1 mile).
ture.
•
•
Worn tires can cause acci-
dents. Replace tires that are
worn, show uneven wear, or
are damaged.
Remember to check the pres-
tire.
sure
of
your
spare
HYUNDAI recommends that
you check the spare every
time you check the pressure
of the other tires on your vehi-
cle.
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