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Wheels
Model/
Tire designation
Tire
pressure
Engine
Normal load
Maximum load
(up to 3 people)a)
front
rear
front
rear
PSI
235/60 Rl8 103H
29
Q5:
All Season
2.0L
235/55 Rl9 101H
4 cylinders
All Season
30
and
Q5:
235/55 Rl9 101 W
29
High Performance
3.0L
6 cylinders 255/45 R20 101W
29
High Performance
255/45R20101W
39
SQ5:
High Performance
3.0L
6 cylinders
255/40 R21102Y
41
High Performance
a)
2 peop le in the front, 1 perso n in the rear
A
WARNING
Please note the important safe-
ty precautions regarding tire
pressure ¢
page
240 and load
limits ¢
page
242.
Tires and vehicle load limits
There are limits to the amount of
load or weight that any vehicle
and any tire can carry . A vehicle
that is overloaded will not handle
well and is more difficult to stop.
Overloading can not only lead to
loss of vehicle control, but can al-
so damage important parts of the
vehicle and can lead to sudden
tire failure, including a blowout
242
kPA
PSI
kPA
PSI
kPA
PSI
200
29
200
32
220
32
210
30
210
33
230
33
200
29
200
33
230
33
200
29
200
33
230
33
270
39
270
41
280
41
280
36
250
41
280
42
and sudden deflation that can
cause the vehicle to crash.
kPA
220
230
230
230
280
290
Your safety and that of your pas-
sengers also depends on making
sure that load limits are not ex-
ceeded. Vehicle load includes ev-
erybody and everything in and on
the vehicle. These load limits are
technically referred to as the vehi-
cle's
Gross Vehicle Weight Rat-
ing
("GVWR") .
The "GVWR" includes the weight
of the basic vehicle, all factory in-
stalled accessories , a full tank of
fuel, oil, coolant and other fluids
plus maximum load. The maxi-
mum load includes the number of
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