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TREAD WEAR INDICATORS
Tire Inspection and
Potation (CONT.)
When It’s Time for New Tires
)ne way to tell when it’s time for new
ires is to check the treadwear indicators,
vhich will appear when your tires have
mly 2/32 inch (1.6 mm) or less of tread
emaining.
You need a new tire if
You can see the indicators at three or
more places around the tire.
You can see cord or fabric showing
through the tire’s rubber.
The tread or sidewall is cracked, cut
or snagged deep enough to show cord
or fabric.
0 The tire has a bump, bulge or split.
0 The tire has a puncture, cut, or other
damage that can’t be repaired well
because of the size or location of the
damage.
Buying New Tires
To find out what kind and size of tires you
leed, look at the Certification/Tire label.
The tires installed on your vehicle when it
was new had a Tire Performance Criteria
Specification (TPC Spec) number on each
:ire’s sidewall. When you get new tires,
get ones with that same TPC Spec
number. That way, your vehicle will
zontinue to have tires that are designed to
give proper endurance, handling, speed
rating, traction, ride and other things
during normal service on your vehicle. If
your tires have an all-season tread design,
the TPC number will be followed by a
“MS” (for mud and snow).
If you ever replace your tires with those
not having a TPC Spec number, make
sure they are the same size, load range,
speed rating and construction type (bias,
bias-belted or radial) as your original
tires.
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