Saab 2007 owner manual Tire date code, Spare wheel under panel in luggage compartment

234 Car care and technical information

Tire date code

Tires should be regarded as perishable goods. As the tires age, the rubber becomes progressively harder, and the roadholding ability of the tires diminishes. This is partic- ularly true on winter tires.

Tires now have a date-code marking for the year of manufacture. The first two digits denote the week number and the two last digits the year followed by a filled triangle.

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Spare wheel (under panel in luggage compartment)

Compact spare tire

WARNING

Stow all tools carefully away after use, so that they cannot get loose and cause injury in the event of a crash.

The compact spare is light and easy to handle when changing the tire. Its use is only permitted when a standard tire has sus- tained a puncture. The maximum life of the tire is only 2000 miles (3,500 km).

Do not exceed 50 mph (80 km/h) with the compact spare fitted.

The compact spare should be inflated to

60 psi (420 kPa). Carry the punctured tire in

the spare-wheel well under the luggage- compartment floor.

Have the standard tire repaired and refitted as soon as possible.

NOTICE

To avoid damaging a punctured alloy wheel it can be placed outside up in the spare-wheel well but only while driving to the closest dealer.

A general rule is that all heavy loads must be well secured in the luggage compart- ment, see page 131 and 135.

The spare tire, together with the jack, front towrope attachment eye and toolkit, is stowed away underneath the luggage-com- partment floor.