User Guide

tires and use a pressure gauge to check the ination in all 4 tires following any low

pressure warning (unless advised to do otherwise by the manufacturer of your low

pressure warning system). If the tire pressure is at or below 18 PSI, proceed to the

Michelin tire retailer for ZP tires (or a representative of your vehicle manufacturer

if advised to do so in your vehicle owner’s manual) and have the tire demounted

and thoroughly inspected for possible internal damage. If you are unable to see

any damage to the tire, and the tire pressure is more than 18 PSI, reinate your tire

to the proper ination. When tires have cooled, check ination again. If any tire

has lost more than 5 PSI from the previous pressure check, have the tire inspected

at once by a Michelin tire retailer (or representative of your vehicle manufacturer

if your vehicle owner’s manual so advises.) Failure to do so may cause irreparable

damage to the tire and result in sudden tire failure and an accident.

TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEMS (TPMS):

Your vehicle is likely equipped with a Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) that

is designed to monitor the pressure of tires mounted on your vehicle and sends

a signal to the driver if a tire pressure falls below a predetermined level. A TPMS

should not replace monthly manual pressure checks for all four tires and the spare.

You should manually monitor and check tire pressure ination with a pressure

gauge. Your tires should have the recommended pressure listed by your vehicle’s

manufacturer. This information can be found in the vehicle owner’s manual and

is on a placard located in the vehicle’s door jamb, inside the fuel hatch, or on the

glove compartment door. If you have plus-size tires that require a higher ination

pressure, your tire pressure monitoring system will require re-calibration to the

new proper ination pressure. Refer to your tire dealer/installer of plus-size tires for

proper ination pressure. You should check air pressure in all your tires, including

the spare, once each month and before every long trip. Regardless whether your

spare is a full-size spare or a mini-spare, make sure that it is properly inated. If the

TPMS generates improper monitoring or signals, you should consult your vehicle

owner’s manual and follow up with your vehicle’s manufacturer.

TIRE SPINNING

NEVER SPIN WHEELS ABOVE

35 MPH. NEVER ALLOW ANYONE TO

STAND NEAR A SPINNING WHEEL.

WARNING

Do not spin wheels at more than 35 mph (55 km/hr) as indicated on your

vehicle’s speedometer. Excessive speed in a free-running, unloaded tire can

cause it to “explode” from centrifugal force. The energy released by such an

explosion may cause serious physical injury or death. Never allow anyone to

stand near or behind a spinning tire. When in mud, sand, snow, ice, or another

slippery condition, do not engage in excessive wheel spin. Accelerating the

motor excessively, particularly with automatic transmission vehicles, may cause a

drive tire that has lost traction to spin beyond its speed-enduring capability. This

is also true when balancing a drive tire/wheel assembly on the vehicle using the

vehicle engine to spin the tire/wheel assembly.