Tesla X owners manual page 136

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Tire Care and Maintenance Winter Tires wheels, and/or brake lines. Damage Your Model X is not originally equipped withcaused by using non-recommended tire winter tires. To increase traction in snowy orchains is not covered by the warranty. icy conditions, consider installing winter tires.Caution: Do not use chains on a Model X When installing winter tires, always install aequipped with 22" tires and do not use complete set of four tires at the same time.tire chains on front tires. Winter tires must be the same size, brand,Caution: Ensure that tire chains cannot construction and tread pattern on all fourtouch suspension components or brake wheels. Contact Tesla for winter tirelines. If you hear the chains making recommendations. unusual noises that would indicate contact with Model X, stop and Winter tires can be identiied by ainvestigate immediately. mountain/snowlake symbol on the tire's sidewall. Tire Pressure Monitoring When driving with winter tires, you mayEach tire should be checked monthly when experience more road noise, shorter tread life,cold and inlated to the recommended and less traction on dry roads.pressures that are printed on the Tire and Loading Information label located on the Driving in Low Temperatures drivers door pillar (see Maintaining Tire Pressures on page 133). If your vehicle has Tire performance is reduced in low ambienttires of a diferent size than the size indicated temperatures, resulting in reduced grip and anon the vehicle placard or tire inlation pressure increased susceptibility to damage fromlabel, determine the proper tire inlation impacts. Performance tires can temporarilypressure for those tires. harden when cold, causing you to hearAs an added safety feature, your vehicle has rotational noise for the irst few km until thebeen equipped with a tire pressure monitoring tires warm up. system (TPMS) that displays a tire pressure telltale (Tire Pressure Warning) on the Using Tire Chains instrument panel when one or more of your tires is signiicantly under- or over-inlated. Tesla has tested and approved Maggie GroupAccordingly, when the Tire Pressure indicator Trak Special LT51 snow chains to increaselight displays on the instrument panel to alert traction in snowy conditions. These chainsyou about tire pressure, stop and check your must only be installed on rear 19 or 20" tires.tires as soon as possible, and inlate them to Do not use chains on 22" tires or on front tires.the proper pressure (see Maintaining Tire The approved snow chains can be purchasedPressures on page 133). Driving on a from Tesla. signiicantly under-inlated tire causes the tire When installing tire chains, follow theto overheat and can lead to tire failure. Under- instructions provided by the tire chaininlation also reduces fuel eiciency and tire manufacturer. Mount them as tightly astread life, and may afect the vehicle's possible. handling and stopping ability. When using tire chains: If Model X detects a fault with the • Drive slowly. Do not exceed 48 km/h.Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS), this indicator lashes for one • Avoid heavily loading Model X (heavyminute whenever you power on loads can reduce the clearance betweenModel X. the tires and the body). • Remove the tire chains as soon asNote: Installing accessories that are not conditions allow. approved by Tesla can interfere with the Note: Tire chains are prohibited in someTPMS. jurisdictions. Check local laws before installingWarning: The TPMS is not a substitute for tire chains. proper tire maintenance, including Caution: Using non-recommended tiremanually checking tire pressures and chains, or using tire chains on other sizedregularly inspecting the condition of tires. tires, can damage the suspension, body,It is the driver's responsibility to maintain 136 Model X Owner's Manual

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