Vehicle care and maintenance
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Tire inflation pressures
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Proper tire inflation pressure is essential for the safe and satis-
factory operation of your vehicle. The wrong tire pressure will
cause problems in three major areas:
Safety
Too little pressure increases flexing in the tire and can
cause tire failure. Too much pressure can cause a tire to
lose its ability to cushion shock. Objects on the road and
potholes could then cause tire damage that may result in
tire failure.
Economy
The wrong tire pressure can cause uneven wear patterns in
the tire tread. These abnormal wear patterns will reduce
the tread life, and the tire will have to be replaced sooner.
Too little pressure also makes it harder for the tire to roll,
and this uses up more fuel.
Ride comfort and vehicle stability
The superior riding experience built into your vehicle
partly depends on the correct tire pressure. Too much
pressure gives an uncomfortable and jarring ride. Too lit-
tle pressure feels as if your vehicle is slow to respond.
Unequal tire pressures can make steering your vehicle
uneven and unpredictable.
The tire pressure for your vehicle under normal driving condi-
tions is listed on the placard attached to the driver’s door sill.
(Refer to “Tire and loading information placard” on page 9-4.)The recommended inflation pressures under normal driving
conditions should be used for the tires listed below.
Tire pressures should be checked, and adjusted if necessary, at
least once a month.
Pressures should be checked more often whenever weather
temperatures change severely, because tire pressures change
with outdoor temperatures. The pressures listed are always
“cold inflation pressure”.
Cold inflation pressure is measured after the vehicle has been
parked for at least three hours or is driven less than 1 mile (1.6
km) after having been parked for three hours.
Cold inflation pressure must not go above the maximum values
molded into the tire sidewall. After driving several miles, your
tire inflation pressure may increase 2 to 6 psi (14 to 41 kPa)
from the cold inflation pressure. Do not let air out of the tires to
get back to the specified cold pressure, or your tires will be too
low.
Item
Tire size
Front
Rear
Normal tire 165/65R14240 kPa,
35 psi240 kPa,
35 psi
Compact spare
wheel (if so
equipped)T115/70D14 420 kPa, 60 psi
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Alphabetical index
6Starting the engine 3-56
Steering
Electric power steering system (EPS) 3-75
Steering wheel height adjustment 3-49
Stop lights
Bulb capacity 7-44
Replacement 7-51
Storage spaces 3-164
Sun visors 3-160
Supplemental Restraint System 2-35
How the Supplemental Restraint System works 2-39
Maintenance service 2-58
T
Tail light
Bulb capacity 7-44
Replacement 7-51
Tank capacity 9-9
Tire
Inflation pressures 7-23
Maintenance 7-25
Quality grading 8-2
Replacing tires and wheels 7-24
Rotation 7-26
Size (tire and wheel) 9-8
Snow tires 7-28
To change a tire 6-18
Tread wear indicator 7-25
Tire pressure monitoring system 3-87Tire repair kit 6-9
Tires 7-19
Tire and loading information placard 9-4
Tire chains 7-28
Tools 6-7
Storage 6-7
Towing 6-29
Trailer towing 4-14
Turn signal light
Indicators 3-110
Lever 3-118
U
USB input terminal 3-153
How to connect a USB memory device 3-154
How to connect an iPod 3-156
V
Vanity mirror 3-160
Vehicle care precautions 7-55
Vehicle dimensions 9-5
Vehicle labeling 9-2
Vehicle preparation before driving 4-5
Vehicle weights 9-6
Vents 5-2
W
Warning lights 3-111
Washer
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