2008 SATURN SKY Owners Manual

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SATURN SKY 2008  Owners Manual Tire Inspection and Rotation
We recommend that you regularly inspect your
vehicle’s tires for signs of wear or damage.
SeeWhen It Is Time for New Tires on page 5-65
for more information.
Tires shoul

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SATURN SKY 2008  Owners Manual If your vehicle has Goodyear Eagle F1-GS1
P245/45R18 size tires, they are directional tires
and must roll in a certain direction for the
best overall performance. The direction is shown
by an arrow on

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SATURN SKY 2008  Owners Manual When It Is Time for New Tires
Various factors, such as maintenance, temperatures,
driving speeds, vehicle loading, and road conditions
in�uence when you need new tires.
One way to tell when it is
time

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SATURN SKY 2008  Owners Manual Buying New Tires
GM has developed and matched speci�c tires for your
vehicle. The original equipment tires installed on
your vehicle, when it was new, were designed to meet
General Motors Tire Perform

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SATURN SKY 2008  Owners Manual {CAUTION:
If you use bias-ply tires on your vehicle,
the wheel rim �anges could develop cracks
after many miles of driving. A tire and/or
wheel could fail suddenly, causing a crash.
Use only radial-pl

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SATURN SKY 2008  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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SATURN SKY 2008  Owners Manual Temperature – A, B, C
The temperature grades are A (the highest), B,
and C, representing the tire’s resistance to
the generation of heat and its ability to dissipate
heat when tested under control

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SATURN SKY 2008  Owners Manual Wheel Replacement
Replace any wheel that is bent, cracked, or badly
rusted or corroded. If wheel nuts keep coming loose,
the wheel, wheel bolts, and wheel nuts should be
replaced. If the wheel leaks a