Our Certified Service experts use diagnostic equipment to help keep your vehicle performing at its best, but there is a reliable tool you can use to check your tire wear that doesn't require a computer. Take a penny with Abraham Lincoln facing you, head pointed down and put it in the center of the tread at the thickest part. If you can see the top of Lincoln's head, the treads are worn and tire replacement is needed.

If your tires are worn, you'll notice a change in ride, handling and performance. There are many factors that can cause tire wear, such as your driving style and tire maintenance habits. Tire replacement is absolutely needed when the tread wear indicators appear. Built-in tread wear indicators look like narrow strips of smooth rubber across the tread and become visible as the tire surface wears.

Check tires once a month when tires are cold or has not been driven for three hours. The Tire label on the inside of your door has the recommended cold tire pressure. Inflation pressure maintenance of tires is critical for overall tire and vehicle performance. Maintaining the correct pressure allows the tire to perform as intended for comfort, fuel economy, stopping distance, cornering, traction, tread wear, and noise.