How to check, Inflation — tire pressure when to check – GMC 2003 Savana User Manual
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Inflation — Tire Pressure
When to Check
The CerüFicationiTire label, whirh Is on ihe rear edge oi
the driver^s rfpor, shows the correct m flat ion pressures
for your lires when they're cold. '"Cold" meens your
vehicle has been sitting for at least Ihree hours or driven
no more Ihan 1 mile (t.6 hm),
Notice:
Don’t lat anyone teJI you that underinflat Jon
or overinllatlon is all right. It's not. It your tires
don't have enough air (underinflatlon), you can get
the fallcwing:
• Too much flexing
• Too much heat
* Tire Gvarioading
*
Bad wear
• Bad handling
* Bad fuel flconomy
If your tires have too much air (overtnflation}, you
can get the following:
• Unusuaf wear
■ Sod handling
‘ Hough ride
* Needless damage from road hazards
Check your liras eneo
a
month or mora.
Also, check the tire pressure ol the spara tira.
How to Check
Use a good quaFity pocket-lype gage to Chech tire
pressure. You can't tetl ¡1 your tires are properly inflated
simply by looking at Ihem. Radial hras may look
properly inllated even when ihey're under!nflaied.
B? sure lo put Ihe vaJve caps back on the valve stems,
They hefp prevent leaks by heaping out dirt and
moisture
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