Spare Tire - Chevrolet 2006 Colorado Owner's Manual

Spare Tire

Compact Spare Tire
Your vehicle may have a compact spare tire. Although
the compact spare tire was fully inflated when your
vehicle was new, it can lose air over time. Check the
inflation pressure regularly. It should be 60 psi (420 kPa).
Notice: If your vehicle has four-wheel drive and the
compact spare tire is installed on your vehicle,
do not drive in four-wheel drive until you can have
your flat tire repaired and/or replaced. You could
damage your vehicle, and the repair costs would not
be covered by your warranty. Never use four-wheel
drive when the compact spare tire is installed
on your vehicle.
After installing the compact spare on your vehicle,
you should stop as soon as possible and make
sure your vehicle's spare tire is correctly inflated.
The compact spare is made to perform well at speeds
up to 62 mph (100 km/h) for distances up to 500 miles
(804 km). For heavy payloads or towing, and for
low traction or four-wheel-drive conditions, repair or
replace the full-size tire. Of course, it is best to replace
your vehicle's spare with a full-size tire as soon as
you can. The spare tire will last longer and be in good
shape in case you need it again.
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Notice: When the compact spare is installed,
do not take your vehicle through an automatic
car wash with guide rails. The compact spare can
get caught on the rails. That can damage the tire and
wheel, and maybe other parts of your vehicle.
Do not use your compact spare on other vehicles.
And do not mix your compact spare tire or wheel with
other wheels or tires. They will not fit. Keep your
spare tire and its wheel together.
Notice: Tire chains will not fit your compact spare.
Using them can damage your vehicle and can
damage the chains too. Do not use tire chains on
your compact spare.
Full-Size Spare Tire
Your vehicle have a full-size spare tire, which, when new,
was fully inflated. A spare tire, whether compact-size or
full-size, may lose air over time, so check its inflation
pressure regularly. See Inflation - Tire Pressure on
page 5-59 and Loading Your Vehicle on page 4-44 for
information regarding proper tire inflation and loading
your vehicle. For instruction on how to remove, install, or
store a spare tire, see Changing a Flat Tire on page 5-70.
Your vehicle may have a different size spare tire
than the road tires originally installed on your vehicle.