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Tires and wheels
shown on the sticker
¢
page
193,
fig.
149 .
4 . The resulting figure equals
th e available amount of car-
go and luggage load capa ci-
ty. For example, if the
"XXX"
amount equals 1400 lbs.
and there will be five 150
lbs. passengers in your vehi-
cle, t he amount of available
cargo and luggage load ca-
pacity is 650 lbs. (1400-7 SO
(5 x 150)
=
650 lbs.)
5. Determine the combined
weight of luggage and cargo
being loaded on the vehicle .
That weight may not safely
exceed the available cargo
and luggage load capacity
calculated in Step
4.
6.
If your vehicle will be towing
a trailer, load from your trail-
er will be transferred to your
vehicle. Consult this manual
to determine how this re-
duces the available cargo
and luggage load capacity of
your vehicle.
..,.Check the tire sidewall
(¢
page
199,
fig .
152)
to de-
termine the designated load
rating for a specific tire .
Tire service life
The service life of t ires depends on a lot of
different things including proper installation
and balancing, correct tire pressur e and driv-
ing sty le.
Fig. 151
Tire tread: tread wea r indicators (TWI)
Tread Wear Indicator (TWI)
The or igi nal t ires on your vehicle have
1/ 16 inch (1.6 mm) hig h "wea r indica-
tors"<=:>
fig. 15 1
run ning across the tread . De-
pend ing on the make, the re wi ll be six to eight
of them evenly placed arou nd the ti re. Marks
on the t ire sidewall (for example "TWI" or
othe r symbols) ind icate the positions of the
t read wear indicators. Worn ti res must be re-
placed. Diffe rent f igures may apply in oth er
count ries
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Tire pressure
Incorrect t ire pressure causes premature wear
and can cause sudden tir e blow-o ut . For t his
reason, tir e pressure must be checked at least
once a month
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Driving style
Driving fast around curves, heavy accelerat ion
and hard braki ng increase tire wear.
Wheel balancing
The w heels on new vehicles are balanced .
However, various situati ons dur ing everyday
driv ing can cause them to become unba l-
anced, resulti ng in vib rat ions you can usually
f eel th rough th e steer ing whee l.
Unbalanced w heels m ust be rebalanced to
avoid excessive wear on steering , suspension
..,.
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