Tire Care - Maintenance And Safety Practices; Vehicle Load Limit - How To Determine - Subaru WRX 2021 Owner's Manual

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Consumer information and Reporting safety defects/Tire information
& Tire care – maintenance and
safety practices
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.
Inspect the tire tread regularly
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and replace the tires before their
tread wear indicators become visi-
ble. When a tire's tread wear in-
dicator 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.
To maximize the life of each tire
.
and ensure that the tires wear
uniformly, it is best to rotate the
tires every 6,000 miles (10,000 km).
For information about the tire rota-
tion order, refer to "
Tire rotation"
F11-35. Replace any damaged or
unevenly worn tires at the time of
rotation. After tire rotation, adjust the
tire pressures and make sure the
wheel nuts are correctly tightened.
For information about the tightening
torque and tightening sequence for
the wheel nuts, refer to "Flat tires" F9-
4.
& Vehicle load limit – how to
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)
For information about vehicle load-
ing, refer to "
Loading your vehicle"
F8-10.
CAUTION
Your vehicle is neither de-
signed nor intended to be
used for trailer towing. There-
fore, never tow a trailer with
your vehicle.