1996 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Owner's Manual - Page 251

1996 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Manual

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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 clearanceand tire or tire chain clearanceto ,the body and chassis. Tire Chains NOTICE: If your Chevrolet has P22960Rl6 size tires, don't use tire chains. They can damage your vehicle. If you have other tires, use tire chains only where legal and only when you must. Use only SAE Class "S" type chainsthat are the proper size for your tires. Install them onthe front tires and tighten them as tightly as possible with the ends securely fastened. Drive slowlyand follow the chain manufacturer's instructions.I you can hear the f chains contacting your vehicle, stop &d retighten them. I the contact continues, f slow down u t l it ni stops. Driving too fast spinning the wheels with or chains onw ldamage your vehicle. i I I See "Changing a Flat Tire" in the Index for more information. Used Replacement Wheels, 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 andcause an accident. If you have to replace a wheel, use a new GM original equipment wheel. 6-43

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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.
I
I
See “Changing a
Flat
Tire”
in
the
Index
for
more
information.
Used Replacement Wheels,
Tire
Chains
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
replace a wheel,
use
a
new
GM
original
equipment wheel.
NOTICE:
If
your Chevrolet has
P22960Rl6
size tires, don’t
use tire chains.
They can damage your vehicle.
If
you
have other
tires,
use
tire
chains only
where
legal and only
when
you
must.
Use
only
SAE
Class
“S”
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
&d
retighten
them.
If
the
contact
continues,
slow
down
until
it
stops.
Driving
too
fast
or spinning the wheels
with
chains
on
w
i
l
l
damage
your
vehicle.
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