Acura 1995 NSX Online Reference Owner's Manual page 203

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If You Have a Flat Tire
Air Pump
The air pump that comes with your
NSX is designed specifically to inflate
the folding spare tire.
Follow these precautions:
Connect the air pump only to a
12 V car battery. Connecting it to
any other power source could
damage the air pump.
Applying oil to any component of
the air pump is not necessary.
The surface of the air pump will
become hot during use. Do not
touch the air pump while in use.
Continuous operation for more
than 15 minutes could damage the
air pump. Let it cool down before
using it again.
Taking Care of the Unexpected
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Folding Spare Tire
Your car comes with a folding spare
tire. Use this spare tire as a tempo-
rary replacement only. Get your
regular tire replaced and put back on
your car as soon as you can.
Follow these precautions whenever
you are using the folding spare tire:
Inflate or deflate the spare tire only
when it is on the car. Inflating it on
the ground may trap stones or
other foreign matter between the
tire and the wheel rim.
Do not exceed 50 mph (80 km/h)
under any circumstances.
This tire gives a harsher ride and
less traction on some road surfaces
than the regular tire. Use greater
caution while driving on this tire.
The spare tire is smaller than the
regular tire, reducing your car's
ground clearance. Such things as
road debris and parking lot speed
bumps could possibly damage the
underside of your car.
Do not take your car to an auto-
matic car wash when the spare tire
is mounted. Because of the re-
duced ground clearance, the
underside of your car could be
damaged by the mechanism that
pulls the car through the car wash.