manual Saab 9 5 FL I 1 owners manual page 225

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95_US_MY09.book Page 225 Tuesday, April 15, 2008 11:03 AM Car care and technical information 225 Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance Used Replacement Wheels The wheels on your vehicle were aligned WARNING and balanced carefully at the factory to give WARNING you the longest tire life and best overall per-Using the wrong replacement wheels, formance. wheel bolts or wheel nuts on your vehicle Putting a used wheel on your vehicle is Scheduled wheel alignment and wheel bal-can be dangerous. It could affect the dangerous. You can’t know how it’s been ancing are not needed. However, if you braking and handling of your vehicle, used or how far it’s been driven. It could notice unusual tire wear or your vehicle pull-make your tires lose air and make you fail suddenly and cause a crash. If you ing one way or the other, the alignment may lose control. You could have a collision in have to replace a wheel, use a new GM need to be reset. If yo u notice your vehicle which you or others could be injured. original equipment wheel. vibrating when driving on a smooth road, Always use the correct wheel, wheel bolts your wheels may need to be rebalanced.and wheel nuts for replacement. Wheel Replacement Notice: The wrong wheel can also cause Replace any wheel that is bent, cracked or problems with bearing life, brake cool- badly rusted or corroded. If wheel nuts keep ing, speedometer or odometer calibra- coming loose, the wheel, wheel bolts and tion, headlamp aim, bumper height, vehi- wheel nuts should be replaced. If the wheel cle ground clearance and tire or tire leaks air, replace it (except some aluminum chain clearance to th e body and chassis. wheels, which can sometimes be repaired). See “Changing a wheel” on page 237. See your dealer if any of these conditions exist. WARNING Your dealer will know the kind of wheel you need. When fitting just one new pair of tires, Each new wheel should have the same these should be fitted to the rear wheels, load-carrying capacity, diameter, width, as these are more critical to the direc- offset and be mounted the same way as the tional stability of the car (e.g. on braking one it replaces. or in a skid). The existing rear wheels If you need to replace any of your wheels, should therefore be moved to the front. wheel bolts or wheel nuts, replace them only with new Saab original equipment parts. This way, you will be sure to have the right wheel, wheel bolts and wheel nuts for your vehicle.

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