SECTION8—WHEELSANDTIRES
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WheelsandTires
DANGER
•SeeGeneralWarningsonpage1-2.
WARNING
•SeeGeneralWarningsonpage1-2.
GENERALINFORMATION
Maximumtirelifeandgoodvehiclehandlingqualitiesaredirectlyrelatedtoproperwheelandtirecare.
•Keeptiresproperlyinated.VehicleSpecications–ElectricandSubaruEX40
•Keeplugnutsproperlytightened.
•Keepthefrontendalignedandadjusted.
WARNING
•Tiresaffectvehiclehandling.Whenselectingareplacementtire,useonlyoriginalequipmentor
comparabletires.
WHEELS
SeeGeneralWarningsonpage1-2.
WHEELREMOVAL
1.ElectricVehicle:Disconnectthebatteriesanddischargethecontroller.SeeDisconnectingtheBatteries–
ElectricVehiclesonpage1-4.
GasolineVehicle:Disconnectbatteryandsparkplugwire(s).
SeeDisconnectingtheBattery-GasolineVehiclesonpage1-3.
2.Slightlyloosenthelugnutsonthewheeltoberemoved.
3.Raisetheendofthevehiclefromwhichthewheelistoberemoved.Makesurethatthewheelsareoffthe
ground.SeeGeneralWarningsonpage1-2.
4.Removethelugnutsandremovethewheel.
WHEELINSTALLATION
1.Installwheel(s)andtightenthelugnuts,usingacrisscrosspattern,untiltheyaresnug.
2.Lowerthevehicleandnishtighteninglugnuts,usingacrisscrosspattern,to55ft·lb(74.6N·m).
3.ElectricVehicle:Connectbatteries.SeeConnectingtheBatteries–ElectricVehicles,Section1,Page1-4.
GasolineVehicle:Connectbatteryandsparkplugwire(s).
SeeConnectingtheBattery-GasolineVehiclesonpage1-3.
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