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Cadillac 1997 Eldorado Owner's Manual page 261

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The compact spare is for temporary use only. Replace
the compact spare tire with a full-size tire as soon as you
can. See the storage instructions Babel to replace your
compact spare into your trunk properly.
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Although the compact spare tire was fully inflated
when your vehicle was new, it
can
lose air after a time.
Check the inflation pressure regularly. It should be
60 psi (420 Wa).
After installing the compact spare on your vehicle, you
should stop as soon as possible
and
make sure your spare
tire is correctly inflated. The compact spare
is made to
perform well at speeds
up
to 65 mph (105
k m / h )
for
distances up to 3,000 miles
(5 000
km),
so you can finish
your trip and have your full-size tire repaired or replaced
where you want. Of course, it's best to replace your
spare with a full-size tire as
soon as you
can. Your
spare will last longer and be in good shape in case you
need it again.
When the cornpact spare is installed, don't take
your vehicl
rough an automatic car wash with
the rails. That can damage the tire and wheel,
guide rails.
compact spare can get caught on
sand maybe other parts of your vehicle.

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