Tire Care Maintenance And Safety Practices; Vehicle Load Limit How To Determine - Subaru WRX Owner's Manual

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Consumer information and Reporting safety defects/Tire information
Tire care maintenance and
safety practices
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Check on a daily basis that the
tires are free from serious damage,
nails, and stones. At the same time,
check the tires for abnormal wear.
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Inspect the tire tread regularly
and replace the tires before their
tread wear indicators become visi-
ble. When a tire s tread wear
indicator becomes visible, the tire
is worn beyond the acceptable limit
and must be replaced immediately.
With a tire in this condition, driving
at even low speeds in wet weather
can cause the vehicle to hydro-
plane. Possible resulting loss of
vehicle control can lead to an
accident.
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Replace any damaged or un-
evenly worn tires at the time of
rotation. For information about the
tire rotation order, refer to Tire
rotation 11-36 After tire rotation,
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adjust the tire pressures and make
sure the wheel nuts are correctly
tightened. For information about
the tightening torque and tighten-
ing sequence for the wheel nuts,
refer to Flat tires 9-4
Vehicle load limit
determine
The load capacity of your vehicle is
determined by weight, not by avail-
able cargo space. The load limit of
your vehicle is shown on the
vehicle placard attached to the
driver s side B-pillar. Locate the
statement The combined weight
of occupants and cargo should
never exceed XXX kg or XXX lbs
on your vehicle s placard.
The vehicle placard also shows
seating capacity of your vehicle.
The total load capacity includes the
total weight of driver and all pas-
sengers and their belongings, any
cargo, any optional equipment such
as a roof rack or bike carrier, etc.
Therefore cargo capacity can be
calculated by the following method.
Cargo capacity = Load limit − (total
weight of occupants + total weight
of optional equipment)
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For information about vehicle load-
ing, refer to Loading your vehicle
how to
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Your vehicle is neither de-
signed nor intended to be
used for trailer towing. There-
fore, never tow a trailer with
your vehicle.
CAUTION