8–31
Customer Information and Reporting Safety Defects
Tire Information (U.S.A.)
WARNING
Always check the tire inflation pressures on a regular basis according to the
recommended tire inflation pressure on the tire label and in conjunction with the
information in this owner's manual:
Driving your vehicle with under-inflated tires is dangerous.
Under-inflation is the most common cause of failures in any kind of tire and may result
in severe cracking, tread separation or “blowout”, with unexpected loss of vehicle
control and increased risk of injury. Under-inflation increases sidewall flexing and
rolling resistance, resulting in heat buildup and internal damage to the tire. It results in
unnecessary tire stress, irregular wear, loss of control and accidents. A tire can lose up to
half of its air pressure and not appear to be flat!
It is impossible to determine whether or not tires are properly inflated just by looking at
them.
Checking Tire Pressure
1. When you check the air pressure, make sure the tires are cold —meaning they are not hot
from driving even a mile.
2. Remove the cap from the valve on one tire.
3. Firmly press a tire gauge onto the valve.
4. Add air to achieve recommended air pressure.
5. If you overfill the tire, release air by pushing on the metal stem in the center of the valve.
Then recheck the pressure with your tire gauge.
6. Replace the valve cap.
7. Repeat with each tire, including the spare.
NOTE
Some spare tires require higher inflation pressure.
8. Visually inspect the tires to make sure there are no nails or other objects embedded that
could poke a hole in the tire and cause an air leak.
9. Check the sidewalls to make sure there are no gouges, cuts, bulges, cracks or other
irregularities.
MX-5_8FR4-EA-16J_Edition1.indb 31
2016/08/11 20:30:16
Summary of Contents for mx-5 2017
Page 1: ...MX 5_8FR4 EA 16J_Edition1 indb 1 2016 08 11 20 28 17...
Page 2: ...MX 5_8FR4 EA 16J_Edition1 indb 2 2016 08 11 20 28 17...
Page 6: ...MX 5_8FR4 EA 16J_Edition1 indb 6 2016 08 11 20 28 18...
Page 114: ...3 58 MEMO MX 5_8FR4 EA 16J_Edition1 indb 58 2016 08 11 20 28 40...
Page 117: ...4 3 MEMO MX 5_8FR4 EA 16J_Edition1 indb 3 2016 08 11 20 28 40...
Page 245: ...5 23 MEMO MX 5_8FR4 EA 16J_Edition1 indb 23 2016 08 11 20 29 11...
Page 249: ...5 27 MEMO MX 5_8FR4 EA 16J_Edition1 indb 27 2016 08 11 20 29 12...
Page 261: ...5 39 MEMO MX 5_8FR4 EA 16J_Edition1 indb 39 2016 08 11 20 29 14...
Page 271: ...5 49 MEMO MX 5_8FR4 EA 16J_Edition1 indb 49 2016 08 11 20 29 16...
Page 285: ...5 63 MEMO MX 5_8FR4 EA 16J_Edition1 indb 63 2016 08 11 20 29 19...
Page 434: ...6 72 MEMO MX 5_8FR4 EA 16J_Edition1 indb 72 2016 08 11 20 29 54...
Page 500: ...7 66 MEMO MX 5_8FR4 EA 16J_Edition1 indb 66 2016 08 11 20 30 11...
Page 561: ...10 1 10 Index MX 5_8FR4 EA 16J_Edition1 indb 1 2016 08 11 20 30 23...