User Guide

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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 underinated 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 ination 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 ination pressures must be maintained as
a minimum. Never exceed the Maximum Pressure rating stated on the tire sidewall.
Note that proper ination pressures for rear tires may differ from proper ination
pressures for front tires. The Maximum Pressure rating on the tire is normally not
equal to the placard pressure.
CHECK THE COLD INFLATION PRESSURE IN
ALL YOUR TIRES, INCLUDING THE SPARE,
AT LEAST ONCE EACH MONTH
Failure to maintain correct ination may result in improper vehicle handling
and may cause rapid and irregular tire wear, sudden tire failure, loss of vehicle
control, and an accident. Therefore, ination pressures should be checked at
least once each month and before every long-distance trip. This applies to all
tires, including sealant types and self-supporting tires, which are as susceptible
to losing air pressure as any other type of tire if not properly maintained. Pressures
should be checked before the tires have been driven on or after they have
been allowed to cool down to the ambient air temperature. Driving for even
a short distance causes tires to heat up and their air pressure to increase, and
recommended tire pressures are for tires that have not been heated by recent
driving on them.
UNDERINFLATION AND OVERINFLATION MUST BE
CHECKED WITH A TIRE PRESSURE GAUGE
Tires must be checked monthly with a tire pressure gauge. It is impossible to
determine whether tires are properly inated by simply looking at them. It is
almost impossible to feel or hear when a tire is being run underinated or
overinated. Use an accurate tire pressure gauge to check tire pressure each
month. Small and inexpensive tire pressure gauges are available. You should
keep one in your vehicle’s glove box or trunk and use it monthly and as otherwise
needed.
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