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and wheel without every other properly functioning component part,
correctly installed by an Authorized PAX System retailer. The PAX System
must be used on all wheel positions. After a low or zero pressure driving
event, the PAX System tire and wheel may be hot to the touch. Always
allow a PAX System tire to cool before attempting to handle it. Failure to
do so could result in injury.
SPECIAL MOUNTING INSTRUCTIONS FOR SELF-
SUPPORTING ZERO PRESSURE™ (ZP) TIRES
ZP tires can be more difcult to mount than conventional tires. They should
be mounted and demounted only by a properly trained tire professional.
ZP tires can generate a tremendous amount of heat when run at low or
zero pressure. ALWAYS ALLOW A ZP TIRE TO COOL BEFORE ATTEMPTING
TO HANDLE IT. FAILURE TO DO SO COULD RESULT IN INJURY OR DEATH.
Michelin
®
ZP tires are tubeless tires designed to operate in emergency
conditions at low or zero ination.
MICHELIN
®
SELF SUPPORTING ZERO PRESSURE™
(ZP) TIRES AND SPECIAL SH-M (SYMMETRIC HUMP-
MODIFIED) WHEELS
Some MICHELIN
®
ZP tires can perform with zero pressure capability
only when mounted on special SH-M wheels. These tires bear the SH-M
designation immediately following the ZP designation on the sidewall of
the tire.
DO NOT MOUNT ZP TIRES WITH
THE SH-M DESIGNATION ON
STANDARD WHEELS. IN SUCH
APPLICATIONS, THE TIRES MAY
BECOME UNSERVICEABLE AT
LOW OR ZERO PRESSURE,
CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY
OR DEATH.
WARNING
SPECIAL MOUNTING INSTRUCTIONS FOR TRX
TM
TIRES
The TRX
™
tire is a tubeless tire that must only be mounted on special wheels
(TR or JM type) with millimetric seat diameter. If TRX tires are mounted
on standard wheels, they will not retain air due to an air escape feature
designed into the bead area of these tires.
DO NOT TRY TO OVERRIDE THIS
FEATURE BY MOUNTING TRX
TIRES WITH TUBES. THE
MICHELIN
®
TRX MUST BE USED ON
ALL WHEEL POSITIONS. FAILURE
TO FOLLOW THIS INSTRUCTION
CAN RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT
CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY,
DEATH, AND PROPERTY DAMAGE.
WARNING
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