Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 3. Replace tires when tread wear
indicators are visible.
4. Keep tires properly inflated.
If your vehicle is equipped with
radial tires, your tires were de
signed to provide better snow trac
tion performance than bias
or bias
belted tires without snow treads.
However,
if you equip your vehicle
with snow tires, you should
use
snow tires of the same size, load
range, and construction type
as
your other tires. Vehicle speeds
should be limited to 75 mph if
snow tires are installed because
vehicle handling may
be adversely
affected.
Use of Tire Chains
Tire chains may be used on your
Vega if it
is equipped with the
standard wheel
(13" x 5"). If your
Vega
is equipped with 13" x 6"
wheels, it cannot be modified to
accept tire chains.
Tire Replacement
Considerations
You should replace your tires
when
...
1. Your tires are worn to a point
where
2/32 inch or less tread
remains
or worn deep enough to
expose the cord
or fabric. To
help you. detect this condition,
your tires incorporate built -in
tread wear indicators that appear
between the tread grooves when
tread depth
is 2/32 inch or less.
When the indicators appear in
two
or more adjacent grooves at
three locations around the tire,
the tire should
be replaced.
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2. Your tire tread or sidewall is
cracked, cut, or snagged deep
enough to expose the cord
or
fabric .
3. Your tire has a visible bump,
bulge, or separation.
4. Your tire. sustains a puncture,
cut,
or other injury that cannot
be satisfactorily repaired be
cause of the size
or location of
the injury.
When replacing tires, you should
use the same side, load range, and
construction type (bias, bias-
TREAD WEAR INDICA TORS
