User Manual

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TREAD WEAR BARS INDICATE THE LIMIT OF TREAD LIFE
MICHELIN
®
tires contain “Wear-Bars” in the tire tread grooves at 2/32nds
of an inch (1.6mm). When the tread remaining matches the height of the
Wear Bars, your tires must be replaced to ensure tire safety. Tires worn
beyond this stage are extremely dangerous. For more information on
checking tread depth, visit Safe Driving at michelinman.com and read the
illustrated how-to information on tire inspection.
LOADING
DO NOT DRIVE ON OVERLOADED
TIRES. DRIVING ON ANY
OVERLOADED TIRE IS DANGEROUS.
WARNING
The maximum load rating of your tires is molded on the tire sidewall. Do
not exceed this rating. Follow the loading instructions of the manufacturer
of your vehicle to ensure that your tires are not overloaded.
Tires loaded beyond their maximum allowable loads for the particular
application will build up excessive heat that may result in sudden tire failure
and an accident. Do not exceed the gross axle weight rating for any axle
on your vehicle.
TRAILER TOWING
If you anticipate towing a trailer, you should visit your Michelin tire retailer
for advice about the correct tire size and pressures. Tire size and pressures
will depend on the type and size of trailer and hitch utilized, but in no case
must the maximum cold ination pressure or tire load rating be exceeded.
Check the tire information placard that came on your vehicle, (located in
the vehicle’s door jamb, inside the fuel hatch, or on the glove compartment
door) and the owner’s manual supplied by the manufacturer of your vehicle
for further recommendations on trailer towing.
MICHELIN
®
PAX System
TM
Tires/Self-Supporting Zero
Pressure (ZP) Tires and Trailer Towing
Operation of PAX
®
or ZP tires at low or zero ination with a trailer in tow
is dangerous and should be avoided. If the low pressure warning indicator
is activated when a trailer is in tow, stop, disconnect the trailer, and do not
continue to tow the trailer until the tire has been properly repaired and
re-inated to the proper ination. If the tire cannot be properly repaired, it
must be replaced with a new full-size, matching PAX or ZP tire, and inated
to the proper ination, before the trailer can be safely towed again.
WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND BALANCING ARE
IMPORTANT FOR SAFETY AND MAXIMUM MILEAGE
FROM YOUR TIRES.
DO NOT DRIVE ON UNEVENLY
WORN, OUT OF ALIGNMENT, OR
UNBALANCED TIRES.
WARNING
CHECK HOW YOUR TIRES ARE WEARING AT LEAST
ONCE EACH MONTH
If your tires are wearing unevenly, such as the inside shoulder of the
tire wearing faster than the rest of the tread, or if you detect excessive
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