For safety and good performance, you must take care when selecting replacement tyres. Disregarding any of these safety precautions and instructions may result in tyre failure or explosion and serious personal injury or death.

When replacing tyres, consult the vehicle placard (normally located on a door frame, door edge, or glove box door) or owner's manual for the original tyre size(s), speed rating and recommended operating pressures.

The replacement tyre must have a maximum load carrying capacity equal to or greater than the maximum load carrying capacity of the original equipment tyre. Refer to the tyre placard on the vehicle for the recommended operating pressures of the original equipment size tyres. These pressures must be maintained as a minimum. Do not exceed the maximum pressure indicated on the tyre sidewall. Tyres which are loaded beyond their maximum allowable loads will build up excessive heat that may result in sudden tyre destruction/explosion.

Do not exceed the gross axle weight ratings for any axle on your vehicle. Consult the vehicle placard and/or vehicle owner's manual to determine the gross axle weight rating. Following the loading instructions of the vehicle manufacturer should insure that the tyres are not overloaded.

When replacing tyres, consult the placard (normally located on a door frame, door edge, or glove box door) or the owner's manual for correct size. If the tyres shown on the vehicle placard do not have speed ratings, the appropriate size tyre with any speed rating may be applied.

When the placard tyre size contains a speed symbol, for example P205/60HR15 or P205/60R15 90H, the replacement tyre must have the same or higher speed rating symbol if the speed capability of the vehicle is to be maintained. If the replacement tyre is not speed rated, the speed capability of the vehicle is limited by the speed capability of the replacement tyre.

* For tyres having a maximum speed capability above 240km/h, a "ZR" may appear in the size designation.

While a speed symbol is an indication of the speed capability of the tyre, we do not endorse the operation of any vehicle in an unsafe or unlawful manner.

If you replace an original equipment light truck tyre with a passenger car tyre, you cannot install a passenger car tyre which has the same "Maximum Load" rating as the light truck tyre (which is shown on the sidewall of the light truck tyre identified on the vehicle manufacturer's tyre placard). The replacement passenger tyre must have a "Maximum Load" rating at least a 10% greater than the original equipment light truck tyre specified on the vehicle placard.

Vehicle modifications such as lift kits and other suspension alterations and/or the use of tyres not recommended by the vehicle manufacturer can adversely affect vehicle handling and stability.

Mount tyres only on approved rims. If you have any questions about the rims, consult a tyre professional.

Tyre mixing can be dangerous. Most passenger tyres today are radial tyres. For best performance, we recommend the same size and type of tyre be used on all four wheel positions unless the vehicle manufacturer specified different sizes, front and rear, as original equipment. Check the vehicle placard.

On front or rear wheel drive vehicles, if different size tyres are used on different axles, always place the lower series tyres on the rear axle.

If only two radials are mounted with two non-radials, the radials should be mounted on the rear. If tyres of different types are mixed on a vehicle in any configuration, they should not be used for long periods and speeds should be kept to a minimum.

Mixing or matching of tyres on 4-wheel drive vehicles requires special precautions. Always check vehicle manufacturers' manual for their recommendations or consult a tyre professional for advice.

Serious injury or death may result from explosion of tyre/rim assembly due to improper mounting. Always have a tyre professional mount your tyres on rims, with the tyre mounting paste and the required tools.

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