2004 Nissan Sentra Owner's Manual - Page 204

2004 Nissan Sentra Manual

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5. Add air to the tire as needed. If too much air is added, press the core of the valve stem briefly with the tip of the gauge stem to release pressure. Recheck the pressure and add or release air as needed. 6. Install the valve stem cap. 7. Check the pressure of all other tires, including the spare. Size Front Original Tire LDI0393 P195/60/R15 P195/55/R16 P215/45/ZR17 P195/60/R15 P195/55/R16 P215/45/ZR17 T115/70*14 T125/70*15 T135/90*15 T135/70*17 Cold Tire Inflation Pressure 230 kPa, 33 PSI 230 kPa, 33 PSI 230 kPa, 33 PSI 210 kPa, 30 PSI 210 kPa, 30 PSI 230 kPa, 33 PSI 420 kPa, 60 PSI WDI0394 Checking tire pressure 1. Remove the valve stem cap from the tire. 2. Press the pressure gauge squarely onto the valve stem. Do not press too hard or force the valve stem sideways, or air will escape. If the hissing of air escaping from the tire is heard while checking the pressure, reposition the gauge to eliminate this leakage. 3. Remove the gauge. 4. Read the tire pressure on the gauge stem and compare to the specification shown on the Tire and Loading Information label. Rear Original Tire Spare Tire TIRE LABELING Federal law requires tire manufacturers to place standardized information on the sidewall of all tires. This information identifies and describes the fundamental characteristics of the tire and also provides the tire identification number (TIN) for safety standard certification. The TIN can be used to identify the tire in case of a recall. *: "R" or "D" depending on tire manufacturer. 8-42 Maintenance and do-it-yourself

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Checkingtirepressure
1. Removethevalvestemcapfromthetire.
2. Pressthepressuregaugesquarelyontothe
valve stem. Do not press too hard or force
thevalvestemsideways,orairwillescape.If
the hissing of air escaping from the tire is
heard while checking the pressure, reposi-
tionthegaugetoeliminatethisleakage.
3. Removethegauge.
4. Read the tire pressure on the gauge stem
andcomparetothespecificationshownon
theTireandLoadingInformationlabel.
5. Addairtothetireasneeded.Iftoomuchair
is added, press the core of the valve stem
briefly with the tip of the gauge stem to
releasepressure.Recheckthepressureand
addorreleaseairasneeded.
6. Installthevalvestemcap.
7. Checkthepressureofallothertires,includ-
ingthespare.
Size
ColdTireInfla-
tionPressure
Front
OriginalTire
P195/60/R15
P195/55/R16
P215/45/ZR17
230kPa,33PSI
230kPa,33PSI
230kPa,33PSI
Rear
OriginalTire
P195/60/R15
P195/55/R16
P215/45/ZR17
210kPa,30PSI
210kPa,30PSI
230kPa,33PSI
SpareTire
T115/70*14
T125/70*15
T135/90*15
T135/70*17
420kPa,60PSI
*:“R”or“D”dependingontiremanufacturer.
TIRELABELING
Federal law requires tire manufacturers to place
standardized information on the sidewall of all
tires. This information identifies and describes
the fundamental characteristics of the tire and
alsoprovidesthetireidentificationnumber(TIN)
for safety standard certification. The TIN can be
usedtoidentifythetireincaseofarecall.
LDI0393
WDI0394
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