Suzuki SX4 owners manual page 218

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Tires: 6 INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE specification when the vehicle is driven5) If the air pressuis too lore w, fill the • Recommended Cold Tire Inflation Pressure of Original Tiresoutside in very cold temperature. If youtire with air at a service station until • Size of Compact Spare Tireadjust the tire pressure in a garage thatit reaches the recommended pres- is warmer than the outside tempera-sure. • Recommended Cold Tire Inflation Pressure of Compact Spare Tireture, you should add 1 psi to the recom-6) Make sure all tires have the same mended cold tire inflation pressure forair pressure (unless the owner’s Recommended Cold Tire Inflation every 10°F difference between garagemanual indicates otherwise). Pressures temperature and outside temperature. 230 kPa WARNING Front Tires33 psi Measuring Air Pressure• Air pressures should be Use the following steps to achieve 230 kPa proper tire inflation: checked when the tires are cold Rear Tires 33 psi 1) Identify the recommended tire pres-or you may get inaccurate read- sure on the vehicle’s Tire and Load-ings. 420 kPa • Check the inflation pressure Compact Spare Tire ing Information Label or in the 60 psi owner’s manual. from time to time while inflating 2) Remove the valve cap from the tirethe tire gradually, until the spec- NOTE: valve stem. ified pressure is obtained. • Never underinflate or overin- 3) Using a reliable pressure gauge, The tire inflation pressure will change flate the tires. measure the tire inflation pressure due to changes in atmospheric pres- Underinflation can cause sure, temperature or tire temperatureby pressing the tire gauge firmly unusual handling characteristics when driving. To reduce the chance thatonto the valve to get a pressure or can cause the rim to slip on the low tire pressure warning light will measurement. Remember that the tire bead, resulting in an acci- come on due to normal changes in tem-inflation pressures should be dent or damage to the tire or rim. perature and atmospheric pressure, it ischecked when the tires are “cold”, important to check and adjust the tiremeaning before they have been Underinflation can also cause tires to overheat, leading to tire pressures when the tires are cold. Tiresdriven one mile or after sitting for that appear to be at the specified pres-three hours or more allowing the tirefailure. sure when checked after driving, whento cool to ambient air temperature.Overinflation can cause the tire the tires are warm, could have pressure4) If the air pressure is too high, slowlyto burst, resulting in personal below the specification when the tiresrelease the air by pressing on theinjury. cool down. Also, tires that are inflated totire valve stem with the edge of theOverinflation can also cause the specified pressure in a warmtire gauge until you reach the cor-unusual handling characteristics garage may have pressure below therect pressure.which may result in an accident. 9-27 80J22-03E

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