Tires - Toyota 2009 Tacoma User Manual

4-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance

Tires

Replace or rotate tires in accordance with maintenance sched-
ules and treadwear.
Checking tires
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Tire rotation
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Front
The tire pressure warning system
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Your Toyota is equipped with a tire pressure warning system that
uses tire pressure warning valves and transmitters to detect low
tire inflation pressure before serious problems arise. (→P. 427)
New tread
Treadwear indicator
Worn tread
The location of treadwear
indicators is shown by the
"TWI" or " " marks, etc.,
molded on the sidewall of
each tire.
Check spare tire condition
and inflation pressure if not
rotated.
Rotate the tires in the order
shown.
To equalize tire wear and
extend tire life, Toyota recom-
mends that tire rotation is
carried out at the same inter-
val as tire inspection.
Do not fail to initialize the tire
pressure warning
after tire rotation.
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