2003 Hyundai Atos tires

CONSUMER INFORMATION
8-2
o Lower-than-recommended tire pressures
cause uneven tread wear and poor han- dling.
o Higher-than-recommended tire pressures increase the chance of damage from im-pacts and cause uneven tread wear.
CAUTION: Always observe the following:
o Check pressures when the tires are cold. That is, after the car has been parked for at least three hours and hasn't been driv-en more than 1.6 km or one mile sincestarting up.
o Check the pressure of your spare tire each time you check the pressure ofother tires.
o Never overload your car. Be especially careful about overloading if you equipyour car with a luggage rack or car topcarrier. I040A01A-GAT
SNOW TIRES
If you equip your car with snow tires, they
should be the same size and have the sameload capacity as the original tires. Snow tiresshould be installed on all four wheels; other-wise, poor handling may result.
Snow tires should carry 28 kPa (4 psi) more air
pressure than the pressure recommended forthe standard tires on the tire label on the driverside center pillar outer panel, or up to themaximum pressure shown on the tire sidewallwhichever is less.
Do not drive faster than the speed limit when
your car is equipped with snow tires. I050A01X-GAT TIRE CHAINSTire chains, if necessary, should be installed on the front wheels. Be sure that the chains are theproper size and that they are installed in accor-dance with the manufacturer's instructions. To minimize tire and chain wear, do not con- tinue to use tire chains when they are no longerneeded. WARNING: When driving on roads covered with snow or ice, drive at less than 30 km/h (20 mph). I060A01A-GAT
TIRE ROTATION
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Tires should be rotated every 10,000 km (6,000
miles). If you notice that tires are wearing un- evenly between rotations, have the car checkedby a Hyundai dealer so the cause may becorrected.
After rotating, adjust the tire pressures and be
sure to check wheel nut tightness.
WARNING: Do not mix bias-ply and radial-ply tires un-
der any circumstances.
This may cause dangerous handling char-
acteristics.

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tread. Always replace your tires with those of the recommended size. If you change wheels,the new wheel's rim width and offset must meetHyundai specification.
I070A01A-AAT TIRE BALANCING A tire that is out of balance may affect handling and tire wear. The tires on your Hyundai werebalanced before the car was delivered but mayneed balancing again during the years you ownthe car. Whenever a tire is dismounted for repair, it should be rebalanced before being reinstalledon the car. I080A01A-AAT TIRE TRACTION Tire traction can be reduced if you drive on worn tires, tires that are improperly inflated oron slippery road surfaces. Tires should be re-placed when tread wear indicators appear. Toreduce the possibility of losing control, slowdown whenever there is rain, snow or ice on theroad. Wear indicator
I090A01S-GAT WHEN TO REPLACE TIRES
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SPARE TIRE AND TOOLS
Your Hyundai is delivered with the following: Spare tire and wheel Wheel nut wrench, Wrench bar, Spanner,
Screwdriver
Jack
WARNING:
o Driving on worn-out tires is dangerous!
Worn-out tires can cause loss of braking effectiveness, steering control and trac-tion. When replacing tires, never mix ra-dial and bias-ply tires on the same car. Ifyou replace radial tires with bias-ply tires,they must be installed in sets of four.
o Using tires and wheels of other than the recommended sizes may cause unusualhandling characteristics that may cause
death, serious injury or property dam-age.
The original tires on your car have tread wearindicators. The tread wear indicators appearwhen the tread depth is 1.6 mm (0.06 in.). Thetire should be replaced when these appear as asolid bar across two or more grooves of the
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1.6 mm (0.06 in.)
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INDEX10-3
Adjustable height
........................................................................... 1-9
Adjusting your seat belt ............. ..................................................1-10
Care of seat belts .......................................................................... 1-8
Precautions .................................................................................... 1-7
Spark Plugs ............................................................................... 6-7 ~ 6-8
Speedometer ..................................................................................... 1-22
Starting Procedure .............................................................................. 2-3 Steering Wheel Free play ................................................................. 6-13
Stereo Radio Operation (H922M) .......................................... 1-47 ~ 1-48
Stereo Radio Operation (HMR90) .................... ..................... 1-42 ~ 1-43
Stereo Sound System ............................................................ 1-40 ~ 1-41 Sun Visor .......................................................................................... 1-32
T Tail Gate Open ............................................................................................ 1-30
Remote release ............................................................................ 1-30
Tires
Balancing ....................................................................................... 8-3
Chains ............................................................................................ 8-2
Changing a flat tire ........................................................................ 3-4
If you have a f lat tire ...................................................................... 3-3
Information ..................................................................................... 8-1
Pressure ........................................................................................ 8-1
Replacement .................................................................................. 8-3
Rotation .......................................................................................... 8-2
Snow tires ...................................................................................... 8-2
Spare tire ....................................................................................... 3-3Traction .......................................................................................... 8-3
MMaintenance Intervals
Explanation of scheduled maintenance items ...................... 5-5 ~ 5-7
Maintenance under severe usage conditions ................................ 5-4
Scheduled maintenance ................................................................. 5-2
Service requirements ..................................................................... 5-1
Mirrors Day-night inside rearview ................................. ...........................1-28
Outside rear view ........................................................................ 1-27
O Odometer .......................................................................................... 1-23
P Parking Brake ................................................................................... 1-28
Power Steering Fluid Level .................................................... 6-16 ~ 6-17
Pretensioner Seat Belt ...................................................................... 1-13
RRear Seat Fold down .................................................................................... 1-29
Rear Window Defroster Switch ......................................................... 1-26
Rear Window Wiper and Washer ..................................................... 1-25
Roof Ra ck ......................................................................................... 1-33
SSeat Belts 2-Point static type ............................................................. 1-10 ~ 1-11
3-Point type ......................................................................... 1-9 ~ 1-10