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10. Lower car and remove jack.
Tighten the five bolts evenly by
going around the wheel and
tightening every other bolt until
all the bolts are tight. Observe a
tightening torque of 10 m kp /
72 Ib-ft.
11. C orrect tire pressure.
Tire Inflation Pressure
A table (see fuel filler flap or last
page) lists the tire inflation pressures
specified fo r summ er and w inter tires
as well as fo r the varying operating
conditions.
Tire pressures listed fo r light loads
are minimum values offering high
driving com fort. Increased inflation
pressures fo r heavy loads produce
favorable handling characteristics
with lighter loads and are perfectly
Wheels
Tires
Changing Wheels
perm issible. The ride of the vehicle,
however, will become som ewhat
harder.
Tire tem perature and pressure in
crease with the vehicle speed. Tire
pressure should therefore only be
c orrected on cold tires. C orrect tire
pressure in hot tires only if pressure
has dropped below the data listed in
the table and the respective operating
conditions are taken into considera
tion.
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