1996 Pontiac Firebird Owner's Manual - Page 287

Inflation -- Tire Pressure The Tire-Loading Information label, located on the driver's door, shows the correct inflation pressures for your tires when they're cold. "Cold" means your vehicle no has been sitting for at least three hours or driven more than 1 mile ( 1.6 km). NOTICE: (Continued) Badwear 0 Bad handling Bad fuel economy. If yourtires have too much (overinflation), air you can get the following: 0 Unusualwear Bad handling 0 Rough ride 0 If you'll be driving at speeds higher than mph 100 (160 km/h) where it is legal, raise the cold inflation 35 pressure of each tire to psi (240 P a ) . When you end this very high-speed driving, reduce the cold inflation pressures to those listed on the Tire-Loading Information label. Needless damage fram road hazards. NOTICE: ~ ~~ ~~ ~ Don't let anyone tell that underinflation or you overinflation is all right. It's not.If your tires don't have enough (underinflation), you can air get the following: Too much flexing When to Check Check your tires once a-monthor more. Don't forget your compact spare tire. It should be at 61) (420 kPa). psi How to Check Use a good quality pocket-type gage to check tire pressure. You can't tell if your tires are properly inflated simply by looking at them.Radial tires may look properly inflated even when they're underidlated. Be sure to put the valve caps back on the valve stem. They help preventleaks by keeping out dirt and moisture. e Too much heat 0 Tire overloading NOTICE: (Continued) ~ ~~~~