5-35Spare TireYour vehicle, when new, had a fully inflated spare tire.A spare tire may lose air over time, so check its inflationpressure regularly. See “Inflation- Tire Pressure” and“Loading Your Vehicle” in the Index for informationregarding proper tire inflation and loading your vehicle.For instruction on how to remove, install or store a sparetire, see “Changing a Flat Tire” in the Index.After installing the spare tire on your vehicle, youshould stop as soon as possible and make sure the spareis correctly inflated. Have the damaged or flat road tirerepaired or replaced as soon as you can and installedback onto your vehicle. This way, a spare tire will beavailable in case you need it again.If your vehicle has a spare tire that does not match yourvehicle’s original road tires and wheels in size and type,do not include the spare in the tire rotation.If You’re Stuck: In Sand, Mud,Ice or SnowIn order to free your vehicle when it is stuck, you willneed to spin the wheels, but you don’t want to spinyour wheels too fast. The method known as “rocking”can help you get out when you’re stuck, but you mustuse caution.CAUTION:If you let your tires spin at high speed, they canexplode, and you or others could be injured.And, the transmission or other parts of thevehicle can overheat. That could cause an enginecompartment fire or other damage. When you’restuck, spin the wheels as little as possible. Don’tspin the wheels above 35 mph (55 km/h) as shownon the speedometer.
