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Compact Spare Tire

Although the compact spare tire was fully inflated 
when your vehicle was new, it can lose air after a
time. Check the inflation pressure regularly. It should 
be 60 psi (420 kPa).

After installing the compact spare on your vehicle, 
you should stop as soon as possible and make sure 
your spare tire is correctly inflated. The compact spare
is made to perform well at speeds up to 65 mph 
(105 km/h) for distances up to 3,000 miles (5 000 km),
so you can finish your trip and have your full

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size tire

repaired or replaced where you want. You must calibrate
the tire inflation monitor system after installing or
removing the compact spare. See “Tire Inflation
Monitor” in the Index. The system may not work
correctly when the compact spare is installed on the
vehicle. Of course, it’s best to replace your spare with 
a full

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size tire as soon as you can. Your spare will last

longer and be in good shape in case you need it again.

NOTICE:

When the compact spare is installed, don’t take
your vehicle through an automatic car wash with
guide rails. The compact spare can get caught on
the rails. That can damage the tire and wheel,
and maybe other parts of your vehicle.

Don’t use your compact spare on other vehicles.

And don’t mix your compact spare tire or wheel with
other wheels or tires. They won’t fit. Keep your spare
tire and its wheel together.

NOTICE:

Tire chains won’t fit your compact spare. 
Using them can damage your vehicle and can
damage the chains too. Don’t use tire chains on
your compact spare.