Nissan X Trail T30 I 1 owners manual page 242

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other sidewall of the tire, or (2) the adversely affect the safety and handling of your outward facing sidewall of an asymmetri-Booklet.vehicle. cal tire that has a particular side that must Generally, snow tires will have lower speed always face outward when mounted on aAll season tiresratings than factory equipped tires and may not vehicle. NISSAN specifies All Season tires on somematch the potential maximum vehicle speed. models to provide good performance for use allNever exceed the maximum speed rating of the TYPES OF TIRES year, including snowy and icy road conditions.tire. WARNING All Season tires are identified by ALL SEASONIfyou operate your vehicle in snowy or icy and/or M&Sonthetiresidewall.Snowtireshaveconditions, NISSAN recommends the use of better snow traction than All Season tires andsnow or all season tires on all four wheels. Whenchangingorreplacing tires, bemay be more appropriate in some areas.Foradditionaltraction on icy roads, studded tires sure all four tires are of the sameSummer tiresmay be used. However, some provinces and type (for example, Summer, All Sea- states prohibit their use. Check local, state and son or Snow) and construction. ANISSANspecifiessummertiresonsomemodelsprovincial laws before installing studded tires. NISSAN dealer may be able to helpto provide superior performance on dry roads.Skid and traction capabilities of studded snow you with information about tire type,Summer tire performance is substantially re-tires on wet or dry surfaces may be poorer than size, speed rating and availability.duced in snow and ice. Summer tires do notthat of non-studded snow tires. Replacement tires may have a lowerhave the tire traction rating “M&S” on the tireFour-wheel drive models sidewall. speedratingthanthefactoryIf you plan to operate your vehicle in snowy or icy equipped tires, and may not matchconditions, NISSAN recommends the use ofCAUTION thepotentialmaximum vehicleSNOW tires or ALL SEASON tires on all four speed. Never exceed the maximumwheels. Always use tires of the same size, speed rating of the tire. brand,construction(bias,bias-belted For additional information regardingSnow tires or radial), and tread pattern on all tires, refer to “Tire Safety Informa-If snow tires are needed, it is necessary to selectfour wheels. Failure to do so may tion” in the Warranty Informationtires equivalent in size and load rating to theresult in a circumference difference original equipment tires. If you do not, it can Maintenance and do-it-yourself 8-39 06.4.14/T30-J/V5.0

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