Kia Sorento 2009 Owner's Manual page 303

With a full-size spare tire (if equipped)
Without a spare tire
Directional tires (if equipped)
Disc brake pads should be inspected
for wear whenever tires are rotated.
Rotate radial tires that have an
asymmetric tread pattern only
from front to rear and not from
right to left.
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WARNING
• Do not use the compact spare
tire for tire rotation.
• Do not mix bias ply and radial
ply tires under any circum-
stance. This
unusual handling characteris-
tics that could result in death,
severe injury, or property
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damage.
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Tire replacement
If the tire is worn evenly, a tread wear
indicator will appear as a solid band
may cause
across the tread. This shows there is
less than 1.6 mm (1/16 inch ) of tread
left on the tire. Replace the tire when
this happens.
Do not wait for the band to appear
across the entire tread before replac-
ing the tire.
Maintenance
Tread wear indicator
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