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Tires and wheels
all of the occupants and lug-
gage or other cargo that the ve-
hicle can carry. For the location
of the tire pressure label
¢fig. 250 .
A
WARNING
Overloading a vehicle can
cause loss of vehicle control,
a crash or other accident, se-
rious personal injury, and
even death.
-Carrying more weight than
your vehicle was designed
to carry will prevent the ve-
hicle from handling properly
and increase the risk of a
loss of vehicle control.
-The brakes on a vehicle that
has been overloaded may
not be able to stop the vehi-
cle within a safe distance.
-Tires on a vehicle that has
been overloaded can fail
suddenly causing loss of
control and a crash.
-Always make sure that the
total load being transported
- including the weight of a
trailer hitch and the tongue
weight of a loaded trailer -
does not make the vehicle
heavier than the vehicle's
Gross Vehicle Weight Rat-
ing.
A
WARNING
-
-Incorrect tire pressures
and/or underinflation
can
lead to a ser ious or fatal ac-
cident .
-Incorrect tire pressures
and/or underinflation
cause
increased tire wear and can
affect the handling of the
vehicle.
-Incorrect tire pressures
and/or underinflation
can
also lead to sudden tire fail-
ure, including a blowout
and sudden deflation, caus-
ing loss of vehicle control.
Checking tire pressure
The correct tire pressure for the
tires originally installed on
your vehicle is listed on the tire
pressure label located on driv-
er's side 8-pillar.
The recommended
tire pres-
sures are on the tire pressure
label and in the table
c;,
page 2 78, Cold tire inflation
pressure.This means that the
pressure must be checked and
adjusted when the tire has not
.,.
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