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Section 4: Vehicle Operation
Tires
Read and understand the following before taking your first trip in your RV.
Routine maintenance on your RV is important. To insure your tires are operating safely,
regular inspection of the tires and checking tire pressures is absolutely mandatory.
Alignment, balance and bearing wear will affect tire wear. Make sure to look for cracking,
bulging, uneven tread wear, etc.
Tire wear should be checked frequently. Once a wear pattern becomes firmly
established in a tire it is difficult to stop, even if the underlying cause is cor-
rected.
Tire Pressure
Failure to follow proper inflation guidelines may result in tire failure, which,
under certain circumstances can cause loss of vehicle control or accidents that
may result in property damage, bodily injury and/or death.
You must follow the manufacturer's inflation guidelines for maximum load capacity;
under-inflation is just as dangerous as over-inflation.
Proper inflation should be monitored closely. Failure to do so could result in the overheating
of a tire causing a blowout. Inflation pressure should be as recommended by the tire manu-
facturer or as the federal label for the recreation vehicle indicates.
When you are using your Recreational Vehicle, check inflation pressure weekly. Pressure
should be checked when the tires are cold. During travel, tires heat up and pressure increas-
es. Do not bleed air from hot tires or your tires may then be under-inflated.
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