1994 Chevrolet Corvette Owner's Manual - Page 170

1994 Chevrolet Corvette Manual

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Compact Spare Tire Although the compact spare wasfully inflated when your vehicle wasnew, it can loseair after a time. Check the inflation pressure regularly. should be It 60 psi (420 kPa). After installing the compact spare on your vehicle, you should stop as soon as possible and make sure your spare tire is correctly inflated. The compact spareis made to perform well at posted speed limits distances for up to 3,000 miles (5 000 km), so you can finish yourtrip and have yourfull-size tire repaired or replaced where you want. Of course, it's bestto replace your spare with a full-size tire as soon you can. as Your spare will last longer be in and good shape in case need it again. you NOTICE: Tire chains won't fit your compact spare. Using them will damage your vehicle and destroythe chains too. Don't usetire chains on your compact spare. - If You're Stuck: In Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow What you don't wantto do when your vehicle is stuck is to spin your wheels. The method known as "rocking"can help you get out when you're stuck, but .you must use caution. NOTICE: Don't take your compact spare through an automatic car wash with guide rails. The compact spare can get caught on the rails. That can damage the tire and wheel, and maybe other parts of your vehicle. Don't use your compact spare on some other vehicle. And don't mix your compact spare or wheel with other wheels or tires. They won't fit. Keep your spare and its wheel together. 169 ...

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Compact
Spare
Tire
Although
the
compact
spare
was
fully
inflated when your
vehicle
was new, it
can
loseair after
a
time.
Check
the
inflation
pressure
regularly.
It should
be
60
psi
(420
kPa).
After
installing the
compact spare on
your
vehicle,
you
should
stop
as
soon
as
possible
and
make
sure
your spare tire is correctly inflated.
The
compact
spare
is made to perform
well
at
posted
speed
limits
for distances
up to
3,000
miles
(5
000
km),
so
you can
finish
your trip and
have
your full-size
tire
repaired or replaced
where
you
want.
Of course,
it’s
best
to replace
your spare
with
a
full-size
tire
as
soon
as
you can.
Your spare
will
last
longer
and be in
good
shape
in
case
you
need it again.
-
NOTICE:
Don’t take your compact spare
through an automatic car wash
with
guide rails. The compact spare can
get caught on the rails. That
can
damage the tire and
wheel,
and
maybe other parts
of
your
vehicle.
Don’t use your
compact spare on
some
other vehicle.
And don’t
mix
your compact spare or
wheel
with other wheels
or
tires.
They
won’t
fit.
Keep your spare and
its
wheel
together.
NOTICE:
Tire chains won’t
fit
your compact
spare.
Using
them
will damage
your
vehicle
and
destroy
the chains
too.
Don’t
use
tire chains on your
compact spare.
If
You’re
Stuck:
In
Sand,
Mud,
Ice
or
Snow
What you
don’t
want
to
do
when your
vehicle is stuck is to spin your wheels.
The method
known
as
“rocking” can help
you get out when
you’re stuck, but .you
must use caution.
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