Subaru Outback Legacy III 3 owners manual page 380

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11-34 Maintenance and service Tires and wheels or icy roads, we strongly recommend the tire placard. Specifically, inflate them by an 2 use of winter (snow) tires. extra 1 psi (6.9 kPa, 0.07 kgf/cm ) for &Typesof tires When installing winter tires, be sure to every difference of 108F (5.68C) between You should be familiar with type of tires replace all four tires. the temperature in the garage and the present on your vehicle. ! Winter (snow) tires temperature outside. By way of example, the following table shows the required tire ! All season tires Winter tires are best suited for driving on pressures that correspond to various out- The factory-installed tires on your new snow-covered and icy roads. However side temperatures when the temperature vehicle except 2.5GT spec.B are all winter tires do not perform as well as in the garage is 608F (15.68C). season tires. summertiresandallseasontiresonroads Example: other than snow-covered and icy roads. Tire size: P225/55R17 95V, P225/60R16 All season tires are designed to provide anadequatemeasureoftraction,handling &Tire pressure monitoring 97H and braking performance in year-round system (TPMS) (if equipped) Standard tire pressures: driving including snowy and icy road Front: 32 psi (220 kPa, 2.2 kgf/cm2) conditions. However all season tires do The tire pressure monitoring system pro- Rear: 30 psi (210 kPa, 2.1 kgf/cm2) not offer as much traction performance as vides the driver with a warning message Garage temperature: 608F (15.68C) winter (snow) tires in heavy or loose snow by sending a signal from a sensor that is or on icy roads. installed in each wheel when tire pressure Outside Adjusted pressure is severely low. The tire pressure monitor- temperature 2 All season tires are identified by “ALL [psi (kPa, kgf/cm )] SEASON”and/or“M+S”(Mud&Snow)on ing system will activate only when the front rear the tire sidewall. vehicle is driven. Also, this system may not react immediately to a sudden drop in 308F(−18C) 35 (240, 2.4) 33 (230, 2.3) ! Summertires tire pressure (for example, a blow-out 37 35 The factory-installed tires on your new caused by running over a sharp object). 108F(−128C) (255, 2.55) (240, 2.4) 2.5GT spec.B vehicle are summer tires. −108F 39 (270, 2.7)37 (255, 2.55) Summer tires are high-speed capability If you adjust the tire pressures in a warm (−238C) tires best suited for highway driving under garage and will then drive the vehicle in dry conditions. cold outside air, the resulting drop in tire Example: Summer tires are inadequate for driving pressures maycausethelowtirepressure Tire size: 215/45R17 91W on slippery roads such as on snow- warning light to come on. To avoid this Standard tire pressures: covered or icy roads. problem when adjusting the tire pressures 2 in a warm garage, inflate the tires to Front: 35 psi (240 kPa, 2.4 kgf/cm ) If you drive your vehicle on snow-covered pressures higher than those shown on the Rear: 33 psi (230 kPa, 2.3 kgf/cm2)

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