2002 Nissan Xterra Owner's Manual - Page 223

Tire wear and damage

WARNING

°

Tires

should

be

periodically

in-

spected for wear, cracking, bulging

or objects caught in the tread. If

excessive wear, cracks, bulging or

deep

cuts

are

found,

the

tire(s)

should be replaced.

°

The

original

tires

have

a

built-in

tread wear indicator. When the wear

indicators

are

visible,

the

tire(s)

should be replaced.

°

Improper service of the spare tire

may result in serious personal in-

jury. If it is necessary to repair the

spare

tire,

contact

an

authorized

NISSAN dealer.

°

For additional information regarding

tires, refer to ‘‘Important Tire Safety

Information’’ in the Warranty Infor-

mation Booklet (US) or ‘‘Tire Safety

Information’’

in

the

Warranty

and

Roadside

Assistance

information

booklet (Canada).

Replacing tires and wheels

When replacing a tire, use the same size,

tread design, speed rating and load carrying

capacity

as

originally

equipped.

Recom-

mended

types

and

sizes

are

shown

in

‘‘Wheel/tire size’’ in the ‘‘Technical and con-

sumer information’’ section of this manual.

WARNING

°

The

use

of

tires

other

than

those

recommended or the mixed use of

tires of different brands, construction

(bias, bias-belted or radial), or tread

patterns can adversely affect the ride,

braking,

handling,

ground

clearance,

body-to-tire clearance, tire chain clear-

ance,

speedometer

calibration,

head-

light aim and bumper height. Some of

these effects may lead to accidents and

could result in serious personal injury.

°

If the wheels are changed for any

reason, always replace with wheels

which have the same offset dimen-

sion.

Wheels

of

a

different

offset

could cause premature tire wear, de-

grade vehicle handling characteris-

tics

and/or

interference

with

the

brake

discs/drums.

Such

interfer-

ence can lead to decreased braking

efficiency

and/or

early

brake

pad/shoe wear. Refer to “Wheel/tire

size”

in

the

“Technical

and

con-

sumer information” section of this

manual

for

wheel

off-set

dimen-

sions.

°

Do not install a deformed wheel or

tire even if it has been repaired. Such

wheels or tires could have unknown

structural

damage

and

could

fail

without warning.

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