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5-3. Owner Maintenance
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Maintenance and Care
Tires
Inspect all tire pressures monthly (including the spare) when the tires
are  cold.  Maintain  recommended  pressures  for  the  best  ride,  han -
dling, and minimum tire wear.
Refer to the spec ification charts
 (P.   5 5 3).
With tire pressure m onitoring system: 
After adjusting the tire pressur e, initialization of the tire p ressure mon-
itoring system is necessary to m ake the system operate normally .
Refer to Tire Pressure Monitorin g System Initialization on P. 244.
For reasons of proper performan ce, safety, and better fuel econ-
omy, always maintain recommended tire inflation pressures and
stay  within  the  recommended  load  limits  and  weight  distribu-
tion.
WARNING
■Using Different Tire Types
Driving  your  vehicle  with  differ ent  types  of  tires  is  dangerous .  It  could
cause poor handling and poor bra king; leading to loss of control.
Except for the limited use of the temporary spare tire, use onl y the same
type tires (radial, bi as-belted, bias-type) on all four wheels.
■Using Wrong-Sized Tires
Using any other tire size than wh at is specified for the vehicle (P.   5 5 3 )
is dangerous. It could seriously affect ride, handling, ground  clearance,
tire  clearance,  and  speedometer  calibration.  This  could  cause  y ou  to
have  an  accident.  Use  only  tires  that  are  the  correct  size  spec ified  for
the vehicle.
Tire Inflation Pressure 
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WARNING
■Always use wheels of the correct size on your vehicle
Using  a  wrong-sized  wheel  is  dangerous.  Braking  and  handling  could
be affected, leading to loss  of control and an accident.
NOTICE
A wrong-sized wheel may adversely affect:
●Tire fit
●Wheel and bearing life
●Ground clearance
●Snow-chain clearance
●Speedometer calibration
●Headlight aim
●Bumper height
●Tire Pressure Monitoring System (if equipped)