292 VEHICLE CARESee When It Is Time for New Tires0 293 and Wheel Replacement0 296.Directional tires should not berotated. Each tire and wheelshould be used only in theposition it is in. Directional tireswill have an arrow on the tireindicating the proper direction ofrotation or will have “left” or“right” molded on the sidewall.Use this rotation pattern if thevehicle has different size tires onthe front and rear and they arenon-directional.Different tire sizes should not berotated front to rear.Use this rotation pattern whenrotating tires of the same sizeinstalled on all four wheelpositions.If the vehicle has a compact sparetire, do not include it in the tirerotation.Adjust the front and rear tires tothe recommended inflationpressure on the Tire and LoadingInformation label after the tireshave been rotated.See Tire Pressure 0 285 and VehicleLoad Limits 0 183.Reset the Tire Pressure MonitorSystem. See Tire Pressure MonitorOperation 0 288.Check that all wheel nuts areproperly tightened. See “WheelNut Torque” under Capacities andSpecifications 0 333.{ 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 a crash. Whenchanging a wheel, remove any rustor dirt from places where the wheelattaches to the vehicle. In anemergency, a cloth or a paper towel(Continued)
