Subaru Impreza II 2 GD owners manual page 312

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A1900BE-A.book Page 33 Friday, June 17, 2005 5:40 PM Maintenance and service 11-33 Contact your SUBARU dealer if you no- Tire wear varies from wheel to wheel. To tice abnormal tire wear. maximize the life of each tire and ensure that the tires wear uniformly, it is best to When a tire’s tread wear indicator *: The suspension system is designed to hold rotate the tires every 7,500 miles (12,500 becomes visible, the tire is worn be- each wheel at a certain alignment (relative to km). Rotating the tires involves switching the other wheels and to the road) for optimumyond the acceptable limit and must the front and rear tires on the right-hand straight-line stability and cornering perfor- be replaced immediately. With a tire side of the vehicle and similarly switching mance. in this condition, driving at high speeds in wet weather can cause the front and rear tires on the left-hand side of the vehicle. (E ach tire must be kept Wear indicators the vehicle to hydroplane. The re- on its original side of the vehicle.) sulting loss of vehicle control can lead to an accident. Replace any damaged or unevenly worn tire at the time of rotation. After tire rota- 123 tion, adjust the tire pressures and make NOTE sure the wheel nuts are correctly tight- For safety, inspect tire tread regularly ened. and replace the tires before their tread wear indicators become visible. After driving approximately 600 miles Tire rotation (1,000 km), check the wheel nuts again and retighten any nut that has become loose. B00327 Tire replacement 1) New tread The wheels and tires are important and in- 2) Worn tread tegral parts of your vehicle’s design; they 3) Tread wear indicator cannot be changed arbitrarily. The tires fit- 11 ted as standard equipment are optimally Each tire incorporates a tread wear indica- matched to the characteristics of the vehi- tor, which becomes visible when the depth cle and were selected to give the best pos- of the tread grooves decreases to 0.063 in sible combination of running performance, (1.6 mm). A tire mst be replaced u when ride comfort, and service life. It is essential the tread wear indicator appears as a solid B00054 for every tire to have a size and construc- band across the tread. tion matching those shown on the tire – CONTINUED –

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