About every 8,000–10,000 km, or with every other oil change. AWD often wants the shorter interval.

Front to back on the same side unless you dismount them. Look for the arrow.

Drive 10 minutes. Some cars need a relearn procedure — the manual says so.

Tire Rotation & Pressure

Set PSI from the door sticker, rotate the pattern that matches the car, torque the lugs

40 min7 photographed stepsBeginner

A complete rotation: cold pressures from the placard, the right pattern for FWD vs AWD, marks so you don't scramble the tires, torque, and a TPMS check. You will also read wear so you know when rotation cannot save a tire.

What you'll learn

Door sticker PSI vs the giant number on the sidewall
FWD vs AWD rotation patterns
Star-pattern torque
When inner-edge wear means alignment, not rotation

Inside this course

Pressure is not optionalA rotation on bald, wrong-PSI tires is rearranging deck chairs.
Pick the pattern, then move rubberMark first. People mix up two tires more often than they admit.
TPMS and the spareDon't pinch a $120 sensor to save 10 minutes.
When rotation is not the fixCupping, inner wear, a pull. That's geometry.

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Placard on the door. That is the number.

01Door jamb, not sidewall max

The huge PSI on the tire is a maximum. Daily pressure is on the driver's door sticker. Set them cold, in the morning.

Pressure drops when the weather drops. Check monthly, not once when you buy the car.

02Wear bars and inner edges

When tread is flush with the wear bars, replace. Inner-edge bald with outer still good is often alignment or camber, not a missed rotation. Rotating will not fix a bent control arm.

A penny or a cheap gauge is enough to stop guessing.

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