User Manual
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CONTROLLING A VEHICLE WHEN
A TIRE FAILURE OCCURS
If a tire failure occurs, you may hear a loud noise, feel a vibration, or feel
the vehicle pull toward the side of the failed tire. If that happens, DO NOT
BRAKE OR ABRUPTLY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. Instead, slowly remove
your foot from the accelerator and hold the steering wheel rmly while
steering to remain in your lane. Once the vehicle has slowed and is fully
in your control, apply the brakes gently, safely pull over to the shoulder,
and come to a stop in the safest location possible. Inspect all tires. If any
tire looks at or low, or shows detachment or any other damage, replace
the wheel and tire with a properly inated spare after rst inspecting the
spare for visible damage. Bumps, bulges, or cracks in any tire may indicate
detachment within the tire body and require inspection by a qualied tire
professional. If any tire, including the spare, has bumps, bulges, cracks, or
other visible damage, do not resume driving with that tire. If you have no
other option, you should drive as slowly and cautiously as possible until you
can obtain towing or mechanical assistance. If the spare tire is not properly
inated, do not resume driving with that tire unless you have no other
option, in which case you should drive only as slowly as is safely possible in
the trafc conditions until you can both get the spare tire properly inated
and have it checked by a tire professional to ensure that it is safe to use.
PROPER INFLATION
DO NOT DRIVE UNNECESSARILY
ON IMPROPERLY INFLATED TIRES.
WARNING
DRIVING ON ANY TIRE THAT DOES NOT HAVE THE
CORRECT INFLATION PRESSURE IS DANGEROUS
An underinated tire builds up excessive heat that may result in sudden
tire failure and an accident. If your tires are those that came as original
equipment on your vehicle when it was new, refer to 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), for the recommended
operating pressures. For replacement tires, ask your Michelin tire retailer
for the correct ination pressure; if you do not, refer to 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), for the recommended
operating pressures. These ination pressures must be maintained as a
minimum. Never exceed the Maximum Pressure rating stated on the tire
sidewall. Note that proper ination pressures for rear tires may differ from
proper ination pressures for front tires. The Maximum Pressure rating on
the tire is normally not equal to the placard pressure.
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