Problems on the Road
18 (46cm) 18" (46cm)
Changing a Flat Tire
(CONT.)
i. Near each wheel, there is a notch in
the vehicle's frame. Position the jack
under the vehicle. Raise the jack head
until it fits firmly into the notch
in the
vehicle's frame nearest the flat tire.
Put the compact spare tire near you.
NOTICE:
Raising your vehicle with the jack
improperly positioned
will damage
the vehicle or may allow the vehicle
to fall off the jack. Be sure to
fit the
jack lift head into the proper
location before raising your vehicle.
NOTICE:
Do not jack or lift the vehicle using
the oil pan. The pan could crack and
begin to leak fluid.
7. Raise the vehicle by rotating the
wheel wrench clockwise. Raise the
vehicle far enough
off the ground so
there is enough room for the spare tire
to
fit.
3. Remove all of the wheel nuts, and
carefully pry the wheel cover from the
wheel,
if your flat tire has one. Then
take off the flat tire.
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0 The tread or sidewall is cracked, cut
or snagged deep enough to show cord
or fabric.
0 The tire has a bump, bulge or split.
0 The tire has a puncture, cut, or other
damage that can’t be repaired well
because of the size or location of
the
damage.
Buying New Tires
To find out what kind and size of tires you
need, look at the Tire-Loading Information label.
The tires installed on your vehicle when it
was new had a Tire Performance Criteria
Specification (TPC Spec) number on each
tire’s sidewall. When you get new tires,
get ones with that same TPC Spec
number. That way, your vehicle will
continue to have tires
that are designed to
give proper endurance, handling, speed
rating, traction, ride and other things
during normal service on your vehicle. If
your tires have an all-season tread design,
the TPC number will be followed by a
“MS” (for mud and snow).
If you ever replace your tires with those
not having a TPC Spec number, make
sure they are the same size, load range,
speed’rating and construction type (bias,
bias-belted
or radial) as your original
tires.
It’s all right to drive with your compact
spare, though. It was developed for use on
your vehicle.
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading
The following information relates to the
system developed by
the United States
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration which grades tires by
treadwear, traction and temperature
performance. (This applies only to
vehicles sold in the United States.)
I’readwear
The treadwear grade is a comparative
eating based on the wear rate of the tire
when tested under controlled conditions
)n a specified government test course. For
:xample, a tire graded
150 would wear
me and a half
(1 1/2) times as well on the
;overnment course as a tire graded
100.
rhe relative performance of tires depends
upon the actual conditions of their use,
however, and may depart significantly
from
the norm due to variations in driving
habits, service practices and differences in
road characteristics and climate.
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