2003 BUICK CENTURY Owner's Manual

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BUICK CENTURY 2003  Owners Manual Tires
Your new vehicle comes with high-quality tires made by
a leading tire manufacturer. If you ever have questions
about your tire warranty and where to obtain service,
see your Buick Warranty bookl

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BUICK CENTURY 2003  Owners Manual Notice:Dont let anyone tell you that underin¯ation
or overin¯ation is all right. Its not. If your tires
dont have enough air (underin¯ation), you can get
the following:
·Too much ¯exing
·Too

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BUICK CENTURY 2003  Owners Manual The tire in¯ation monitor system detects differences in tire
rotation speeds that are caused by changes in tire
pressure. The system can alert you about a low tire ± but
it doesnt replace normal ti

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BUICK CENTURY 2003  Owners Manual Tire Inspection and Rotation
Tires should be rotated every 7,500 miles (12 500 km).
Any time you notice unusual wear, rotate your tires
as soon as possible and check wheel alignment. Also
check for da

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BUICK CENTURY 2003  Owners Manual {CAUTION:
Rust or dirt on a wheel, or on the parts to
which it is fastened, can make wheel nuts
become loose after a time. The wheel could
come off and cause an accident. When you
change a wheel, remo

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BUICK CENTURY 2003  Owners Manual Buying New Tires
To ®nd 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 Speci

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BUICK CENTURY 2003  Owners Manual Uniform Tire Quality Grading
Quality grades can be found where applicable on the
tire sidewall between tread shoulder and maximum
section width. For example:
Treadwear 200 Traction AA Temperature A
Th

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BUICK CENTURY 2003  Owners Manual Temperature ± A, B, C
The temperature grades are A (the highest), B, and C,
representing the tires resistance to the generation
of heat and its ability to dissipate heat when tested
under controlled