1996 Pontiac Bonneville Owner's Manual - Page 293

1996 Pontiac Bonneville Manual

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Tire Chains NOTICE: The wrong wheel also cause problems with can bearing life, brake cooling, speedometer/odometer calibration, headlamp aim, bumper height, vehicle ground clearance and tire or tire chain clearance to the body and chassis. ' ' NOTICE: Use tire chainsonly where legal and only when you must. Use only SAE Class 44S"type chains that arethe proper size for your tires. Install them on the front tires and tighten them as tightly as possible with the endssecurely fastened. Drive slowly and follow the chain manufacturer's instructions. If you can hearthe chains contacting your vehicle, stop and retighten f them. I the contactcontinues, slow down until it stops. Driving too fast orspinning the wheels with chains onwill damage your vehicle. .* ... see "Changing a Flat Tire" in the 'moreinformation. Indexfor -.., . . I I Putting a used wheel onyour vehicle is dangerous. You can't know how it's been used or how many miles it's been driven. It could fail -. :% suddenly and cause an accident. I you have to f replace a wheel, use a new GM original equipment wheel. 8; .'I, ...I . . . * " - 1 .. I . . I ',,'t, .?. , I

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NOTICE:
The
wrong
wheel
can
also
cause
problems
with
bearing life, brake cooling,
speedometer/odometer
calibration, headlamp aim, bumper height,
vehicle
ground clearance and tire or tire chain clearance
to
the body and chassis.
. .
-
*
.
.
see
“Changing
a
Flat
Tire”
in
the
Index
for
‘more
information.
. .
.‘I,
.
. I
.
.‘.
--
.
8;
.
Putting
a
used
wheel
on
your
vehicle is
;.
..
.
dangerous.
You
can’t know how
it’s
been used or
,.;
how
many
miles it’s been driven. It could fail
-.
:%
suddenly
and
cause an accident.
If
you
have to
.
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replace
a
wheel, use
a
new
GM
original
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.
.
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,
equipment wheel.
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.,
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Tire
Chains
NOTICE:
Use tire
chains only where legal and only when
you
must. Use only
SAE
Class
44S”
type
chains
that
are
the proper size for
your
tires. Install
them
on
the
front tires and tighten them as
tightly as possible with the
ends
securely
fastened. Drive slowly and follow the
chain
manufacturer’s instructions.
If
you can
hear
the
chains contacting
your
vehicle, stop
and
retighten
them.
If
the
contact continues, slow down until it
stops. Driving too fast
or
spinning the wheels
with chains
on will damage your vehicle.
*