Dodge 2008 Sprinter User Manual

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Operation

Tires and wheels

4

Warning (Continued)

G

Always ensure that you re-calibrate the
TPMS after you inflated the tires to the
recommended cold inflation pressure.

Always adjust tire inflation pressure ac-
cording to the tire and loading information
placard on the driver’s door B-pillar.

Underinflated tires wear excessively and/
or unevenly, adversely affect handling and
fuel economy, and are more likely to fail
from being overheated.

Continued

Warning (Continued)

G

Overinflated tires can adversely affect
handling and ride comfort, wear unevenly,
increase stopping distance, and result in
sudden deflation (blowout) because they
are more likely to become punctured or
damaged by road debris, potholes etc.

The TPMS is not able to issue a warning
due to a sudden dramatic loss of pressure
(e.g. tire blowout caused by a foreign ob-
ject). In this case bring the vehicle to a
halt by carefully applying the brakes and
avoiding abrupt steering maneuvers.

Warning

G

Each tire, including the spare (if provided),
should be checked monthly when cold
and inflated to the inflation pressure rec-
ommended by the vehicle manufacturer
on the tire and loading information plac-
ard. (If your vehicle has tires of a different
size than the size indicated on the vehicle
placard or the tire inflation pressure label,
you should determine the proper tire infla-
tion pressure for those tires).

Continued

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