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Spare Tire Matching Original Equipped Tire And
Wheel — If Equipped
Your vehicle may be equipped with a spare tire and wheel
equivalent in look and function to the original equipment
tire and wheel found on the front or rear axle of your
vehicle. This spare tire may be used in the tire rotation for
your vehicle. If your vehicle has this option, refer to an
authorized tire dealer for the recommended tire rotation
pattern.
Compact Spare Tire — If Equipped
The compact spare is for temporary emergency use only.
You can identify if your vehicle is equipped with a compact
spare by looking at the spare tire description on the Tire
and Loading Information Placard located on the driver ’s
side door opening or on the sidewall of the tire. Compact
spare tire descriptions begin with the letter “T” or “S”
preceding the size designation. Example: T145/80D18
103M.
T, S = Temporary Spare Tire
Since this tire has limited tread life, the original equipment
tire should be repaired (or replaced) and reinstalled on
your vehicle at the first opportunity.Do not install a wheel cover or attempt to mount a
conventional tire on the compact spare wheel, since the
wheel is designed specifically for the compact spare tire.
Do not install more than one compact spare tire and wheel
on the vehicle at any given time.
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CAUTION!
If your vehicle is equipped with these specialty
wheels, DO NOT USE wheel cleaners, abrasives, or
polishing compounds. They will permanently damage
this finish and such damage is not covered by the New
Vehicle Limited Warranty. HAND WASH ONLY US-
ING MILD SOAP AND WATER WITH A SOFT
CLOTH. Used on a regular basis; this is all that is
required to maintain this finish.
Tire Chains (Traction Devices)
Use of traction devices require sufficient tire-to-body clear-
ance. Follow these recommendations to guard against dam-
age.
•Traction device must be of proper size for the tire, as
recommended by the traction device manufacturer
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•Use on Front Tires Only
• Due to limited clearance, the following traction devices
are recommended:
Front Wheel Drive (FWD) Models
• Original equipment 225/60R17 and 225/55R18 tire sizes
are not chainable.
• Snow chains are permitted with the use of 215/60R17
tires on size 17 x 7.0 ET41 wheels.
• Use reduced size snow chains with a maximum projec-
tion of 7 mm beyond the tire profile.
Four Wheel Drive (4WD) Non-Trailhawk Models without
a Two-Speed Power Takeoff Unit
• Original equipment 225/65R17 and 225/60R18 tire sizes
are not chainable.
• Snow chains are permitted with the use of 215/60R17
tires on size 17 x 7.0 ET41 wheels.
• Use reduced size snow chains with a maximum projec-
tion of 9 mm beyond the tire profile. Four Wheel Drive (4WD) Non-Trailhawk Models with a
Two-Speed Power Takeoff Unit
•
Snow chains are permitted with 225/65R17 and 225/
60R18 tires.
• Use reduced size snow chains with a maximum projec-
tion of 7 mm beyond the tire profile.
Four Wheel Drive (4WD) Trailhawk Models
• Original equipment 245/65R17 and P245/65R17 sizes
are not chainable.
• Snow chains are permitted with the use of 225/65R17
tires on size 17 x 7.5 ET31 wheels.
• Use reduced size snow chains with a maximum projec-
tion of 9 mm beyond the tire profile.