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1 0-8 8 Veh ic le CareC om pact S pare Tir eY our ve hic le may have aco m pact
s p are tir e . A lt h o ugh th e co m pact
s p are tir e was fu lly in fla te d when
y o ur ve hic le was ne w ,it ca n lo se
a ir ove r tim e. C heck th e in fla tio n
p re ssu re re gu la rly . It sh o uld be
6 0 psi (4 20 kP a).
N otic e : If th e ve h ic le has
f o ur-w heel d riv e an d th e co m pact
s p are tir e is in sta ll e d on th e
v e h ic le , d o not driv e in fo ur-w heel
d riv e until yo u can have th e fla t
t ir e re p air e d an d/o r re p la ced .Y o u
c o uld dam ag e th e veh ic le , an d
t h e re p air co sts would not be
c o ve re d by yo ur w arra n ty . N ever
u se fo ur-w heel d riv e when th e
c o m pact sp are tir e is in sta lle d on
t h e veh ic le . A
ft e r in sta lli n g th e co m pa ct sp are
o n yo ur ve h ic le , yo u sh o uld sto p as
s o on as possib le an d make su re
y o ur ve hic le 's sp a re tir e is co rre ctly
i n fla te d. T he co m pact sp are is m ad e
t o perfo rm well a t sp ee ds up to
6 2 m ph (1 00 km /h ) fo r dis ta n ce s up
t o 500 m il e s (8 04 km ). F or he avy
p aylo ads or to w in g, and fo r lo w
t r a ctio n or fo ur-w heel- d riv e
c o ndit io ns, re pair or re pla ce th e
f u ll - s iz e tir e . O fco urs e , it is be st to
r e pla ce yo ur ve hic le 's sp are wit h a
f u ll - s iz e tir e as so on as yo u ca n .
T he sp are tir e will la st lo ng er and be
i n good sh ap e in ca se yo u ne ed it
a gain . N
otic e: W hen th e co m pact sp are
i s in sta lle d ,d o no t ta ke th e
v e h ic le th ro ugh an au to m atic
c a r w ash wit h gu id e ra ils . T h e
c o m pact sp are can get cau ght on
t h e ra ils whic h can dam ag e th e
t ir e , w heel an d oth er parts of th e
v e h ic le .
D o not use yo ur co m pact sp are on
o th er ve hic le s.
A nd do not m ix yo ur co m pact sp are
t ir e or w heelw it h oth er w heels or
t ir e s. T hey will n ot fit . K eep yo ur
s p are tir e and it s wheelto geth er.
N otic e: Tir e ch ain s will n ot fit th e
c o m pact sp are . U sin g th em can
d am ag e th e veh ic le an d can
d am ag e th e ch ain s to o .D o not
u se tir e ch ain s on th e co m pact
s p are .
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F u ll- S iz e Spare Tir eY ou r ve hic le may ha ve afu ll - s iz e
s p are tir e , w hic h , w he n new ,w as
f u lly in fla te d. A sp are tir e may lo se
a ir ove r tim e, so ch eck it s in fla tio n
p re ssu re re g ula rly . S ee Tir e
P re ssu re on pag e 10 5 6 and
V ehic le Lo ad Lim it s on page 92 2
f o r in fo rm atio n re gard in g pro per tir e
i n fla tio n and lo ad in g yo ur ve hic le .
F or in str u ctio n on how to re m ove ,
i n sta ll, or sto re asp a re tir e , se e
R em ovin g th e Fla t T ir e and
I n sta llin g th e Spa re Tir e and
S to rin g aFla t or S pa re Tir e and
T o ols under Tir e Chan gin g on
p age 107 4 . Y
our ve hic le may have adif fe re nt
s iz e sp a re tir e th a n th e ro a d tir e s
o rig in ally in sta lle d on yo ur ve hic le .
T his sp a re was de ve lo p ed fo r use
o n yo ur ve h ic le , so it is alr ig ht to
d riv e on it . If yo ur ve hic le ha s
f o ur-w hee ld riv e and th e dif f e re nt
s iz e sp a re tir e is in sta lle d , ke ep th e
v e hic le in tw o-w he eld riv e .
N otic e: If th e veh ic le has
f o ur-w heel d riv e an d th e dif fe re n t
s iz e sp are tir e is in sta lle d on th e
v eh ic le , d o not driv e in fo u r-w heel
d riv e until yo u ca n hav e yo ur fla t
t ir e re p air e d an d/o r re p la ce d .Y o u
c o uld dam ag e th e ve h ic le , an d
t h e re p air co sts wou ld not be
c o vere d by yo ur w arr a n ty . N eve r
u se fo ur-w hee l d riv e when th e
d if fe re n t siz e sp are tir e is
i n sta lle d on th e veh ic le . A
fte r in sta llin g th e sp are tir e on yo ur
v e h ic le , yo u sh ould sto p as so o n as
p oss ib le and make su re th e sp are is
c o rre ctly in fla te d. T he sp are tir e is
m ade to perfo rm well a t sp eeds up
t o 62 m ph (1 00 km /h ) fo r dis ta nce s
u p to 500 m ile s (8 04 km ). F or
h eavy paylo ads or to w in g, and fo r
l o w tr a ctio n or fo ur-w heel- d riv e
c o n dit io ns, re pair or re pla ce th e
f u ll- s iz e tir e . H ave th e dam aged or
f la t ro ad tir e re pair e d or re pla ce d as
s o o n as yo u ca n and in sta lle d back
o nto yo ur ve hic le . T his way, th e
s p a re tir e will b e ava ila ble in ca se
y o u need it again .
D o not m ix tir e s and wheels of
d if fe re nt siz e s, beca use th ey wil l
n ot fit . K eep yo ur sp are tir e and it s
w heelto geth er.
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1 0-9 4 Veh ic le CareR ecre atio nal V eh ic le
T o w in gR ecre atio nalve hic le to w in g means
t o w in g th e ve hic le behin d an oth er
v e hic le su ch as be hin d amoto r
h o m e. T he tw o most co m mon ty p es
o f re cre a tio n alve h ic le to w in g are
k n ow n as din gh y to w in g and dolly
t o w in g. D in g hy to w in g is to w in g th e
v e hic le wit h all fo u r w he els on th e
g ro und . D olly to w in g is to w in g th e
v e hic le wit h tw o wheels on th e
g ro und and tw o whe els up on a
d e vic e kn ow n as a do ll y . H
ere are so m e im porta n t th in gs to
c o nsid er befo re re cre atio n alve h ic le
t o w in g:
.
W hat is th e to w in g ca p acit y
o f th e to w in g ve hic le ? Be
s u re to re ad th e to w
v e hic le manufa ctu re r's
r e co m m en datio n s.
.
W hat is th e dis ta n ce th at w il l b e
t r a ve lle d ? Som e ve h ic le s have
r e str ic tio ns on how fa r and ho w
l o ng th e y ca n to w .
.
Is th e pro p er to w in g equip m ent
g oin g to be use d ? See yo ur
d eale r or tr a ile rin g pro fe ssio n al
f o r addit io na la dvic e an d
e quip m en t re co m m en datio ns.
.
Is th e ve h ic le re ady to be
t o w ed? Ju st as pre pa rin g th e
v e hic le fo r a lo ng tr ip , m ake su re
t h e ve h ic le is pre p are d to be
t o w ed.
D in ghy To w in gTw o-W heel D riv e Veh ic le sN otic e: If th e veh ic le is
t o w ed wit h all fo u r w heels
o n th e gro un d,th e driv etr a in
c o m pon en ts co uld be dam ag ed .
T he re p air s would not be
c o vere d by th e veh ic le warra n ty .
D o no t to w th e veh ic le wit h all
f o u r w heels on th e gro u nd.
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th oro ug hly when cle a nin g th e
b la des. B ugs, ro ad grim e, sa p
a nd abu il d u p of ve h ic le wash /w ax
t r e atm ents m ay ca use wip er
s tr e akin g. R epla ce th e wip er bla d es
i f th ey are worn or da m aged.
W ip e rs ca n be dam aged by:.
E xtr e m e du sty co ndit io ns
.
S and and sa lt
.
H eat an d su n
.
S now and ic e , w it h out pro p er
r e m ova l
A lu m in um or C hro m e-P la te d
W heels an d TrimT he ve h ic le may ha ve eit h er
a lu m in um or ch ro m e-p la te d wheels .
K eep th e whe els cle a n usin g a
s o ft cle a n clo th wit h mild so ap an d
w ate r. R in se wit h cle an wate r. A fte r
r in sin g th oro u gh ly , dry wit h aso ft
c le a n to w el. A wax m ay th en be
a pplie d. N
otic e: Chro m ewhee ls an d oth er
c h ro m etr im may be dam ag ed
i f th e ve h ic le is no t w ash ed
a fte r driv in g on ro ad s th at have
b een sp ra yed wit h mag nes iu m ,
c alc iu m or so diu m ch lo rid e.
T hese ch lo rid es are use d on
r o ad s fo r co ndit io ns su ch as
i c e an d dust. A lw ays wash th e
v eh ic le 's ch ro m ewit h so ap an d
w ate r afte r exp osu re .
N otic e: Usin g str o ng so ap s,
c h em ic als , ab ra siv e poli s h es ,
c le an ers , b ru sh es, o r cle an ers
t h at co nta in acid on alu m in u m
o r ch ro m e-p la te d wheels , co u ld
d am ag e th e su rfa ce of th e
w heel( s ). T he re p air s wou ld
n ot be co ve re d by th e veh ic le
w arra n ty . U se only ap pro ved
c le an ers on alu m in um or
c h ro m e-p la te d wheels .
T he su rfa ce of th ese whee ls is
s im ila r to th e pa in te d su rfa ce of th e
v e hic le . D o not use str o ng so aps,
c h em ic a ls , abra siv e polis h es,
a bra siv e cle a ners , cle ane rs wit h
a cid , or ab ra siv e cle an in g bru sh es o
n th em beca use th ey co uld
d am age th e su rfa ce . D o not use
c h ro m e polis h on alu m in um wheels .
N otic e: Usin g ch ro m epolis h on
a lu m in um wheels co uld dam ag e
t h e wheels . T he re p air s wou ld
n ot be co vere d by th e veh ic le
w arra n ty . U se ch ro m epolis h on
c h ro m ewheels on ly .
U se ch ro m e polis h only on
c h ro m e-p la te d wheels , but avo id
a ny pain te d su rfa ce of th e wheel,
a nd buff off im media te ly afte r
a pplic a tio n.
N otic e: Driv in g th e veh ic le
t h ro ug h an au to m atic car w ash
t h at has silic o ne carb id e tir e
c le an in g bru sh es, co uld dam ag e
t h e alu m in um or ch ro m e-p la te d
w heels . T he re p air s wou ld not be
c o vere d by th e veh ic le warra n ty .
N ever driv e aveh ic le th at has
a lu m in um or ch ro m e-p la te d
w heels th ro ug h an au to m atic car
w ash th at uses silic o ne carb id e
t ir e cle an in g bru sh es.
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