2002 Lexus GS 430 User Guide 1 - Page 58

DUNLOP TIRE LIMITED WARRANTY W A R R A N T Y Don't Spin Your Tires Excessively Avoid excessive tire spinning when your vehicle is stuck in snow, ice, mud or sand. Safety warning: The centrifugal forces generated by a free-spinning tire/wheel assembly may cause sudden tire explosion resulting in vehicle damage and/or serious personal injury to you or a bystander. Never exceed 35 mph/60 km/h as indicated on your speedometer. Use a gentle backward-and-forward rocking motion to free your vehicle for continued driving. Never stand near or behind a tire spinning at high speed, for example, while attempting to push a vehicle that is stuck or when an on-the-car spin balance machine is in use. Do Check Your Tires for Wear Always remove tires from service when they reach two thirty-seconds of an inch (2/32") remaining tread depth. All new tires have treadwear indicators that appear as smooth bands in the tread grooves when they wear to the two thirty-seconds of an inch (2/32") level. Many wet-weather accidents result from skidding on bald or nearly bald tires. Excessively worn tires are more susceptible to penetrations. Don't Apply Sidewall Dressings/Cleaners Dunlop sidewalls are specially compounded to resist ozone cracking and weather checking. Use a mild soap solution to clean sidewalls and white striping or lettering, and rinse off with plain water. Instruct service personnel never to apply any other materials to enhance sidewall appearance. These may degrade the rubber and remove inherent ozone resistance. Do Check Your Tires for Damage Frequent inspection of your tires for signs of damage and their general condition is important for safety. If you have any questions, have your tire dealer inspect the tires. Impacts, penetrations, cracks, knots, bulges 58 Y o u r W a r r a n t i e s i n D e t a i l