1994 Chevrolet Lumina Owner's Manual - Page 189

Inflation Tire Pressure The Tire-Loading Information label which is on the inside of the trunk lid shows the correct inflation pressures for your tires, when they're cold. "Cold" means your vehicle has been sitting for a. least three hours or driven no more than i mile. - ~. (Continued) If your tires have too much air (overinflation), you can get: 0 Unusual wear 0 Bad handling 0 Rough ride 0 Needless damage fromroad hazards. NOTICE: Don't let anyone tell you that underinflation overinflation is all right. It's not. If your tires don't have enough air (underinflation) you can get: 0 0 0 0 0 Vhen to Check: lheck your tires once a month or more. Ion't forget your compact spare tire. It hould be at 60 psi (420 kPa). Tjre Inspection and Qotation 70 make your tires last longer, have them nspected and rotated at the mileages ecommended in the Maintenance khedule. See "Scheduled Maintenance ;ervices" in the Index. Jse this rotation pattern. 4fter the tires have been rotated, adjust he front and rear inflation pressure ;is ,hewn on the Tire-Loading Information abel. Make certain that a l l wheel nuts woperly tightened. See "Wheel Nut rorque" in the Index. Toomuch flexing Too muchheat Tire overloading Bad wear Bad handling Bad fueleconomy. NOTICE: (Continued) [ow to Check: Jse a good quality pocket-type gage to heck tire pressure. Simply looking at th res will not tell you the pressure, specially if you have radial tires -lhich may look properly inflated even i. ley're underinflated. F your tires have valve caps, be sure to ut them back on. They help prevent :aks by keeping out dirt and moisture. 187. ..