After installing the compact spare on the vehicle, stopas soon as possible and make sure the spare tireis correctly inflated. The compact spare is made toperform well at speeds up to 65 mph (105 km/h)for distances up to 3,000 miles (5 000 km), so you canfinish your trip and have the full-size tire repaired orreplaced at your convenience. Of course, it is bestto replace the spare with a full-size tire as soon aspossible. The spare tire will last longer and be in goodshape in case it is needed again.Notice: When the compact spare is installed, donot take your vehicle through an automatic car washwith guide rails. The compact spare can getcaught on the rails. That can damage the tire andwheel, and maybe other parts of your vehicle.Do not use the compact spare on other vehicles.And do not mix the compact spare tire or wheel withother wheels or tires. They will not fit. Keep thespare tire and its wheel together.Notice: Tire chains will not fit your compact spare.Using them can damage your vehicle and candamage the chains too. Do not use tire chains onyour compact spare.Spare TireYour vehicle may be equipped with a spare tire, which,when new, was fully inflated. A spare tire may loseair over time, so check its inflation pressure regularly.See Inflation - Tire Pressure on page 5-56 and LoadingYour Vehicle on page 4-31 for information regardingproper tire inflation and loading your vehicle. Forinstructions on how to remove, install or store a sparetire, see Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the SpareTire on page 5-75.After installing the spare tire on your vehicle, you shouldstop as soon as possible and make sure the spare iscorrectly inflated. Have the damaged or flat roadtire repaired or replaced as soon as you can andinstalled back onto your vehicle. This way, a spare tirewill be available in case you need it again.Your vehicle may have a different size spare tire thanthe road tire, that was originally installed on your vehicle.This spare tire was developed for use on your vehicle,so it is all right to drive on it.If your vehicle has a spare tire that does not match yourvehicle’s original road tires and wheels in size andtype, do not include the spare in the tire rotation.5-82
