Honda 1996 Accord Wagon Owner's Manual page 135

Tires
To safely operate your car, your
tires must be the proper type
and size, in good condition with
adequate tread, and correctly
inflated. The following pages give
more detailed information on
how and when to check air
pressure, how to inspect your
tires for damage, and what to do
when your tires need to be
replaced.
Using tires that are excessively
worn or improperly inflated can
cause a crash in which you can
be seriously hurt or killed.
Follow all instructions in this
owner's manual regarding tire
inflation and maintenance.
Inflation
Keeping the tires properly
inflated provides the best
combination of handling, tread
life, and riding comfort.
Underinflated tires wear
unevenly, adversely affect
handling and fuel economy, and
are more likely to fail from being
overheated. Overinflated tires
can make your car ride more
harshly, are more prone to
damage from road hazards, and
wear unevenly.
We recommend that you visually
check your tires every day and
use a gauge to measure the air
pressure at least once a month.
If you think a tire might be low,
check it immediately. Remember
to check the spare tire at the
same time you check all the
other tires.
Check the pressure in the tires
when they are cold. This means
the car has been parked for at
least three hours. If you have to
drive the car before checking the
tire pressure, the tires can still be
considered "cold" if you drive
less than one mile (1.6 km).
If you check the pressure when
the tires are hot (the car has
been driven several miles), you
will see readings four to six psi
higher than the cold reading.
This is normal. Do not let air out
to match the specified cold
pressure. The tire will be
underinflated.
Recommended Tire Pressures
for Normal Driving
The following chart shows the
recommended cold tire
pressures for most normal
Maintenance
Tires
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