Treadwear Temperature -- A, B, C
The treadwear grade is a comparative rating
based on
the wear rate of the tire when tested under controlled
conditions
on a specified government test course. For
example, a tire graded 150 would wear one and a half
(1 1/2) times as well on the governrnent course as a tire
upon the actual conditions
of their use, however, and
may depart significantly from the norm due
to variations
in driving habits, service practices and differences in
road characteristics and climate.
b oraded 100. The relative performance of tires depends
Traction -- A, B, C
The traction grades, from highest to lowest, are A, B, and
C, and they represent the tire's ability to stop on wet
pavement as measured under controlled conditions on
specified government test surfaces of asphalt and concrete.
A tire marked C may have poor traction pelformance.
Warning: The traction grade assigned to
this tire is based
on braking (straightahead) traction tests and does not
include cornering (turning) traction. The temperature
grades are
A (the highest), B, and C,
representing the tire's resistance to the generation of
heat and its ability to dissipate heat when tested under
controlled conditions
on a specified indoor laboratory
test wheel. Sustained high temperature can cause the
material
of the tire to degenerate and reduce tire life, and
excessive temperature can lead
to sudden tire failure.
The grade
C corresponds to a level of performance
which all passenger car tires must meet under the
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
No. 109.
Grades B and A represent higher levels of performance
on the laboratory test wheel than the minimum required
by law.
Warning: The temperature grade for this tire
is
established for a tire that is properly inflated and not
overloaded. Excessive speed, underinflation, or
excessive loading, either separately or
in combination,
can ca~w heat. buildup and possible tire failure.
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Section 9 Index
Adjustable Mast Antenna ........................ 3-29
AirBag ....................................... 1-21
Adding Equipment ............................ 1-28
How Does it Restrain .......................... 1-26
How it Works ................................. 1-24
Location
.................................... 1-24
Readiness Light
......................... 1.23. 2.47
Servicing
................................... 1-27
What Makes
it Inflate .......................... 1-25
What Will You See After
it Inflates ............... 1-26
When Should
it Inflate ......................... 1-25
Aircleaner
.................................... 6-15
Air Conditioning
................................ 3-7
Air Conditioning Refrigerants
..................... 6-68
Air Control. Climate Control System
................. 3-3
Alignment and Balance
. Tire ...................... 6-48
Aluminum Wheels. Cleaning
...................... 6-57
Antenna. Adjustable
Mast ........................ 3-29
Antenna. Power
................................ 3-29
Antifreeze
..................................... 6-20
Anti-Lock
Brake System Warning Light
................ 2-49. 4-6
Brakes ...................................... 4-5
Appearancecare
............................... 6-50
Appearance Case Materials ....................... 6-59
Arbitration Program
.............................. 8-7
Ashtsays
...................................... 2-42
Audio Systems
.................................. 3-9
Transmission
Transmission Check
........................... 7-44
Transmission Fluid
............................ 6-16
Transmission Operation
........................ 2-17
Shiftin
...................................... 2-17
Transmission Park Mechanism Check
............. 7-46
Axle, Locking Rear
............................. 2-20
Axle, Rear .................................... 6-19
Battery
...................................... 6-30
Jump Starting ................................. 5-2
Replacement
. Remote Keyless Entry ............... 2-6
Warnings
................................ 5-2.5-3
BBB Auto Line
................................. 8-7
Bethre Leaving on a Long Trip .................... 4-20
Better Business Bureau Mediation
................... 8-7
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Brake Adjustment
.................................. 6-29
Fluid
....................................... 6-27
Master Cylinder
.............................. 6-27
Parking
..................................... 2-20
PedalTravel
................................. 6-29
Replacing System Parts
........................ 6-30
System Warning Light
......................... 2-48
T~ailer
...................................... 4-3_3
Tmwnission Shift Interlock Check
............... 7-45
Wear
....................................... 6-28
Brakes
. Anti-Lock ............................... 4-6
Braking
........................................ 4-5
Braking
in Emergencies ........................... 4-8
Break-In, New Vehicle
.......................... 2- 13
Brightness Control
.............................. 2-36
BTSICheck
.................................... 7-45
Bulb Replacemenr
.............................. 6-3 1
Canadian Roadside Assistance .................... 8-6
Capacities and Specifications
...................... 6-65
Carbon Monoxide
.................... 2-25.4-25.4-34
Cassette Deck Service
........................... 7-44
Cassette Tape Player
....................... 3- 1 1 ? 3- 13
Cassette Tape Player Care ........................ 3-28
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp
................... 2-56
Center Passenger Position
........................ 1-33
Center Rear Passenger Position .................... 1-33
Certification Label .............................. 4-26
Certification/Tire Label
.......................... 4-26
Chains: Safety ................................. 4-33 Chains
. Tire ................................... 6-50
Changing
a Flat Tire ............................. 5-20
Checking Your Restraint Systems
.................. 1-48
Chemical Paint Spotting
.......................... 6-58
Child Restraints
................................ 1-37
Securing
in a Rear Outside Seat Position ........... 1-39
Securing
in the Center Front Seat Position ......... 1-41
Securing
in the Center Rear Seat Position .......... 1-41
Securing
in the Center Seat Position .............. 1-41
Securing in the Passenger Seat Position ........... 1-42
Securing
in the Right Front Seat Position .......... 1-42
TOP Strap
................................... 1-38
Where to Put
........................... 1-37. 1-38
Circuit Breakers and Fuses ....................... 6-62
Cleaner.Air
................................... 6-15
Cleaning Alumtnum Wheels
............................ 6-57
Fabric
...................................... 6-51
Glass ....................................... 6-54
Inside
of' Your GM ............................ 6-51
Instrument Panel ............................. 6-54
Leather
..................................... 6-53
Outside
of Your GM ........................... 6-55
Special Problems
............................. 6-52
Stains
...................................... 6-52
Tim ....................................... 6-57
Vinyl ....................................... 6-53
Wheels
..................................... 6-57
Windshield and Wiper Blades
................... 6-55
Climate Conlrol. Standard ......................... 3-1
Cigarette Lighter ............................... 2-42
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Climate Conlrol System ........................... 3- 1
Clock. Setting the ................................ 3-9
Comfort Controls
................................ 3- 1
Compact Disc Care ............................. 3-28
Compact Disc Player
....................... 3- 17. 3- I9
Console Storage ................................ 2-41
Control of
a Vehicle .............................. 4-5
Convex Outside Min-or
.......................... 2-40
Coolant
....................................... 6-20
Recovery
Tank ............................... 5- 13
Cooling System ................................ 5- 12
Courtesy Transportation
........................... 8-6
Cruise Control
................................. 2-32
Cupholders
.................................... 2-41
Customer Assistance for Text Telephone Users
......... 8-3
Customer Assistance Information ................... 8- 1
Customer Satisfaction Procedure .................... 8- 1
Damage . Finish ............................... 6-57
Darnage
. Sheet Metal ............................ 6-57
Daytime Running Lamps
......................... 2-36
Daytime Running Lamps Indicator Light
............ 2-49
Dead Battery
................................... 5-2
Defects. Reporting Safety ......................... 8-8
Defensive Driving
............................... 4- 1
Defogger. Rear Window .......................... 3-8
Defogging ................................. 3-2.3-4
Defrosting
................................. 3-2.3-4
Dome Lamps
.................................. 2-37
Door
Locks ....................................... 2-3
Sliding ...................................... 2-8
Storage
..................................... 2-41
Storagepocket
............................... 2-41
Swing-Out Side
............................... 2-7
Drive Position. Automatic Transmission
............. 2-19
Driver Position ................................. 1-13
Driving
City
........................................ 4-18
Defensive
.................................... 4-1
Drunken ..................................... 4-2
Freeway
.................................... 4-19
InaBlizzard
................................. 4-24
In Foreign Countries ........................... 6-4
TntheRain .................................. 4-15
Night
...................................... 4-13
OnCurves
................................... 4-8
On Grades While Towing a Trailer ............... 4-36
On Hill and Mountain Roads .................... 4-21
On Snow and Ice ............................. 4-23
Throughwater
............................... 4-17
WetRoads
.................................. 4-15
Winter
...................................... 4-23
With a Trailer
................................ 4-34
Drunken Driving
................................ 4-2
Dual Tire Operation
............................. 6-45
Electrical Equipment. Adding
.................... 6-61
Electrical System ............................... 6-61
Electronic Road Speed Governor (Gasoline Engines) ... 2-55
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Engine ........................................ 6-8
Coolant ..................................... 6-20
Coolant Level Check
.......................... 7-43
Coolant Temperature Gage
..................... 2-54
Cooling System
.............................. 6-66
Exhaust
..................................... 2-24
Identification
........................... 6-60. 6-65
OilLevelCheck
.............................. 7-43
Overheating
................................. 5-10
Running While Parked ......................... 2-25
Starting Your
................................ 2- I4
Engine Oil
.................................... 6- 1 1
Adding ..................................... 6-11
Additives
................................... 6-13
Checking
................................... 6-11
Pressure Gage
................................ 2-52
Used
....................................... 6-14
Whentochange
.............................. 6-14
Ethanol
........................................ 6-3
Exhaust, Engine
................................ 2-24
Fabric cleaning
............................... 6-5 1
Fan Control. Climate Control System ................ 3-2
Filling
Your Tank ................................ 6-4
Filter. Air
..................................... 6-15
Finish Care
.................................... 6-56
Finish Damage
................................. 6-57
First Gear, Automatic Transmission
................ 2- 19
Flashers. Hazard Warning ......................... 5-1
Flat Tire. Changing ............................. 5-20
Fluid Capacities
................................ 6-65
Fluids and Lubricants
............................ 7-49
Foreign Countries. Fuel ........................... 6-4 French
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Front Parkingnurn Signal Lamp Bulb Replacement .... 6-34
Front Storage Area
.............................. 2-41
FrontTowing
................................... 5-8
Fuel .......................................... 6-2
Canada
...................................... 6-3
.. ...........................
Filling Your Tank .............................. 6-4
Gage ....................................... 2-53
In Foreign Countries
........................... 6-4
Tankcapacity
............................... 6-67
Fuses and Circuit Breakers
....................... 6-62
Gages Engine Coolant Temperature
.................... 2-54
Engine
Oil Pressure ........................... 2-52
Fuel
....................................... 2-53
Speedometer
................................. 2-45
Voltmeter
................................... 2-55
GAWR
....................................... 4-27
Gear Positions. Automatic Transmission
............. 2-17
Gross Axle Weight Rating
........................ 4-27
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating ...................... 4-26
Guide en Franpis
11
GVWR ....................................... 4-26
Halogen Bulbs
................................ 6-31
Hazard Warning Flashers .......................... 5-1
Head Restraints ................................. 1-5
Headlamps .................................... 2-35
Bulb Replacement
............................ 6-31
High/Low Beam Changer
...................... 2-30
.. .................................
On Reminder ................................ 2-36
Wiring
..................................... 6-61
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Steering ....................................... 4-8
Column Lock Check
.......................... 7-46
In Emergencies ................................ 4-9
Power
....................................... 4-8
Tips
......................................... 4-8
Wheel. Tilt
.................................. 2-29
Storage Areas
.................................. 2-41
Storage. Vehicle
................................ 6-30
Stuck:
In Sand. Mud. Ice or Snow .................. 5-35
Sunvisors
.................................... 2-41
Supplemental Inflatable Restraint
.................. 1-2 1
Symbols. Vehicle .................................. v
Taillamp Bulb Replacement ...................... 6-36
Tape Player Care
............................... 3-28
Temperature Control. Climate Control System
......... 3- 1
Temperature Control. Passenger .................... 3-5
Theft
......................................... 2-12
Theft-Deterrent Feature
.......................... 3-23
Thermostat
.................................... 6-24
Third Gear. Automatic Transmission
................ 2- I9
Tilt Steering Wheel ............................. 2-29
Time. Setting the
................................ 3-9
Tire Chains
.................................... 6-50
TireLoading ................................... 4-26
Tire-Loading Information Label
................... 4-26
Tires
......................................... 6- 41
Alignment and Balance
........................ 6-48
BuyingNew
................................. 6-45
Chains
..................................... 6-50
Changing
a Flat .............................. 5-20
Cleaning
.................................... 6-54 Dual Operation
............................... 6-45
Inflation
.................................... 6-42
Intlation Check
............................... 7-44
Inspection and Rotation
........................ 6-43
Loading
.................................... 4-26
Pressure
.................................... 6-42
Temperature
................................. 6-47
Traction
.................................... 6-47
Treadwear
................................... 6-47
Uniform Quality Grading
....................... 6-46
Wear Indicators
.............................. 6-44
Wheel Replacement
........................... 6-48
When It's Time for New
....................... 6-44
TorqueLock
................................... 2-23
Torque, Wheel
Nut .............................. 6-65
Torque, Wheel
Nut .............................. 5-32
Towing a Trailer
................................ 4-28
Towing Your Vehicle
............................. 5-6
Trailer Brakes
..................................... 4-33
Driving on Grades
............................ 4-36
Drivingwith
................................. 4-34
Hitches
..................................... 4-32
Maintenance When Towing
..................... 4-37
Parking on Hills
.............................. 4-36
Safety Chains
................................ 4-33
Tongueweight
............................... 4-31
Total Weight
on Tires .......................... 4-32
Towing
..................................... 4-28
Turn Slgnals
................................. 4-35
Weight
..................................... 4-30
Wiring Harness
............................... 4-37
TopStrap
..................................... 1-38
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