OPERATOR'S MANUAL

TIRESANDWHEEL
TIRESANDWHEEL
Tires
WARNING
Donotrepairdamagedtiresunless
youarefullyqualiedandequipped
todoso.Wheelandtireassemblies
cannotbeworkedonwithoutproper
toolsandequipment,suchas:
safetycagesorrestrainingdevices.
Havealltirerepairsperformedby
anexpert.Standawayfromthe
tireassemblywhiletheexpertis
working.Failuretodothismay
resultindeathorinjury.
Yourtiresareaveryimportantpartof
yourvehicle’swholebrakingsystem.
Howfastyoucanstopdependsin
largemeasureonhowmuchfriction
yougetbetweentheroadandyour
tires.Inaddition,keepingyourtiresin
goodconditionisessentialtothesafe,
efcientoperationofyourvehicle.
Regular,frequentinspectionandthe
rightcarewillgiveyoutheassurance
ofsafeandreliabletireoperation.
Herearesometipsonmaintaining
yourtires.
CheckingInationPressure
Giveyourtiresavisualtesteveryday,
andcheckinationwithagaugeevery
week:
•Whencheckingtirepressure,
inspecteachtirefordamageto
sidewalls,cuts,cracks,uneven
wear,rocksbetweenduals,etc.If
atireappearsunderinated,check
fordamagetothewheelassembly.
Don’tforgettocheckbetweendual
wheels.Ifyoundwheeldamage,
haveanexperttireservicerepair
it.
•Maximumtirepressurewillbe
indicatedonthesidewallofatire.
•Checkpressureonlywhenthe
tiresarecool.Warmorhottires
causepressurebuildupandwill
giveyouaninaccuratereading.
Soneverdeateawarmtiretothe
speciedpressure.
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