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Maintenance and Care

Owner Maintenance

Form No. 8R09-EA-02G

Also, inspect them for uneven wear and 
damage. Abnormal wear is usually caused 
by one or a combination of the following:

•

Incorrect tire pressure

•

Improper wheel alignment

•

Out-of-balance wheel

•

Severe braking

After rotation, inflate all tire pressures to 
specification (page 10-6) and inspect the 
lug nuts for tightness.

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Replacing a Tire

If a tire wears evenly, a wear indicator will 
appear as a solid band across the tread.
Replace the tire when this happens.

You should replace it before the band is 
across the entire tread.

Rotate unidirectional tires and radial 
tires that have an asymmetrical tread 
pattern or studs only from front to rear, 
not from side to side. Tire performance 
will be weakened if rotated from side 
to side.

Limited-Slip Differential system;
don’t use the following:

•

Tires not of the designated size

•

Tires of different sizes or types at 
the same time

•

Tires not sufficiently inflated

If these instructions aren’t followed, 
the rotation of the left and right wheels 
will be different and will thus apply a 
constant load on the limited-slip 
differential.
This will cause a malfunction.

CAUTION

CAUTION

Worn Tires:
Driving with worn tires is dangerous.
Reduced braking, steering, and 
traction could result in an accident.
Always use tires that are in good 
condition.

WARNING

New tread

Worn tread

Tread wear indicator

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