Maintenance
All season tires
Snow tires
Radial-ply tires
HYUNDAI specifies all season tires If you equip your car with snow tires, Radial-ply tires provide improved
on some models to provide good they should be the same size and tread life, road hazard resistance and
performance for use all year round, have the same load capacity as the smoother high speed ride. The radi-
including snowy and icy road condi- original tires. Snow tires should be al-ply tires used on this vehicle are of
tions. All season tires are identified installed on all four wheels; other- belted construction, and are selected
by ALL SEASON and/or M+S (Mud wise, poor handling may result. Snow to complement the ride and handling
and Snow) on the tire sidewall. Snow tires should carry 4 psi (28 kPa)
characteristics
of
your
vehicle.
tires have better snow traction than more air pressure than the pressure Radial-ply tires have the same load
all season tires and may be more recommended for the standard tires carrying capacity, as bias-ply or bias
appropriate in some areas.
on the tire label on the driver's side of belted tires of the same size, and use
the center pillar, or up to the maxi- the same recommended inflation
mum pressure shown on the tire pressure. Mixing of radial-ply tires
sidewall, whichever is less. Do not with bias-ply or bias belted tires is
Summer tires
HYUNDAI specifies summer tires on drive faster than 75 mph (120 km/h) not recommended. Any combina-
some models to provide superior when your vehicle is equipped with tions of radial-ply and bias-ply or bias
performance on dry roads. Summer snow tires.
tire performance is substantially
reduced in snow and ice. Summer
tires do not have the tire traction rat-
ing M+S (Mud and Snow) on the tire
side wall. If you plan to operate your
vehicle in snowy or icy conditions,
HYUNDAI recommends the use of
snow tires or all season tires on all
four wheels.
belted tires when used on the same
vehicle will seriously deteriorate
vehicle handling. The best rule to fol-
low is: Identical pairs of radial-ply
tires should always be used as a set
for the front tires and a set for the
rear tires.
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