Vehicle Care 9-67Any time you notice unusualwear, rotate the tires as soon aspossible and check wheelalignment. Also check fordamaged tires or wheels. SeeWhen It Is Time for New Tireson page 9‑68 and WheelReplacement on page 9‑73.When rotating the vehicle's tires,always use the correct rotationpattern shown here.Do not include the compactspare tire in the tire rotation.After the tires have beenrotated, adjust the front and rearinflation pressures as shown onthe Tire and Loading Informationlabel. See Tire Pressure onpage 9‑59 and Vehicle LoadLimits on page 8‑11.Reset the Tire Pressure MonitorSystem. See Tire PressureMonitor Operation on page 9‑62.Make certain that all wheel nutsare properly tightened. See“Wheel Nut Torque” underCapacities and Specifications onpage 11‑2.{ WARNINGRust or dirt on a wheel, or on theparts to which it is fastened, canmake wheel nuts become looseafter time. The wheel could comeoff and cause an accident. Whenchanging a wheel, remove anyrust or dirt from places where thewheel attaches to the vehicle. Inan emergency, use a cloth or apaper towel to do this; but be sureto use a scraper or wire brushlater, if needed, to get all the rustor dirt off. See If a Tire Goes Flaton page 9‑74.