WARNING! (Continued)repair) the original equipment tire at the firstopportunity and reinstall it on your vehicle.Failure to do so could result in loss of vehiclecontrol.Tire SpinningWhen stuck in mud, sand, snow, or ice condi-tions, do not spin your vehicle’s wheels above30 mph (48 km/h) or for longer than 30 secondscontinuously without stopping.Refer to “Freeing A Stuck Vehicle” in “What ToDo In Emergencies” for further information.WARNING!Fast spinning tires can be dangerous.Forces generated by excessive wheelspeeds may cause tire damage or failure. Atire could explode and injure someone. Donot spin your vehicle’s wheels faster than30 mph (48 km/h) for more than 30 seconds(Continued)WARNING! (Continued)continuously when you are stuck, and do notlet anyone near a spinning wheel, no matterwhat the speed.Tread Wear IndicatorsTread wear indicators are in the original equip-ment tires to help you in determining when yourtires should be replaced.These indicators are molded into the bottom ofthe tread grooves. They will appear as bandswhen the tread depth becomes a 1/16 of an inch(2 mm). When the tread is worn to the treadwear indicators, the tire should be replaced.Refer to “Replacement Tires” in this section forfurther information.Life Of TireThe service life of a tire is dependent uponvarying factors including, but not limited to:• Driving style.• Tire pressure - Improper cold tire inflationpressures can cause uneven wear patterns todevelop across the tire tread. These abnormalwear patterns will reduce tread life, resulting inthe need for earlier tire replacement.• Distance driven.• Performance tires, tires with a speed rating ofV or higher, and summer tires typically havea reduced tread life. Rotation of these tiresper the vehicle’s Service and Warranty Hand-book is highly recommended.1 — Worn Tire2 — New Tire343
