Tires
Maintenance
In addition to proper inflation,
correct wheel alignment helps to
decrease tire wear.
If you find a tire
is worn unevenly, have your dealer
check the wheel alignment.
The tires were properly balanced by
the factory.
They may need to be
rebalanced at some time before they
are worn out. Have your dealer
check the tires
if you feel a consis
tent vibration while driving. A tire
should always be rebalanced if it is
removed from
the wheel for repair.
188 Maintenance
Make sure the installer balances the
wheels when you have new tires
installed. This increases riding
comfort and tire life.
Your car's
original tires were dynamic or
"spin"
balanced at the factory. For best
results, have the installer perform a
dynamic balance.
NOTICE
Improper wheel weights can damage
your vehicle's aluminum wheels.
Use
only Genuine Honda wheel weights for
balancing.
Tire Rotation
You should not rotate your Honda's
tires.
The front and rear tires are
different sizes, so they cannot be
rotated front-to-rear.
The original
equipment tires on your Honda have
a unidirectional tread pattern, so
they cannot be rotated side-to-side.
Tire Wear
The tires that came on your car were
designed and constructed to provide
superior grip during acceleration,
braking, and cornering. As a trade
off, they
will wear more rapidly than
tires used on ordinary passenger
cars. Because of the car's weight
distribution, and the fact that they
are the driving wheels, you may
expect the
rear tires to wear more
rapidly than the front tires.
Index
Towing Used Oil, How to Dispose of ........ 160 Wheels ............................................ 190
A Trailer, Do Not.. ..................... 141 Alignment and Balance ............. 188
Emergency Wrecker ................. 238
v Cleaning Aluminum Alloys ....... 206
Trailer, Do Not Tow a ................... 141 Wrench ....................................... 213
Transmission Vehicle Dimensions ....................... 244 Windows
Checking Fluid Level, 6-speed
Vehicle Identification Number ..... 242 Cleaning ...................................... 208
Manual Transmission ........... 168 Vehicle Storage .............................. 202 Operating the Power ................... 69
Fluid Selection ............................ 168 Ventilation ......................................... 88 Windshield
Identification Number.. .............
242 VIN .................................................. 242 Cleaning ...................................... 208
Shifting the 6-speed Manual Vinyl Cleaning ................................ 207 Defroster ...................................... 91
Transmission .......................... 133 Viscosity, Oil... ................................ 158 Wipers, Windshield
Treadwear ...................................... 246
Trip Meter ........................................
48 lw
Changing Blades ........................ 180
Operation ...................................... 53
Trunk ................................................. 66 Worn Tires ..................................... 187
Opening the .................................. 66 Warning Beepers Wrecker, Emergency Towing ...... 238
Open Monitor Light ....................
45 Headlights on ............................... 51
Turn Signals ..................................... 53 Key in Ignition .............................. 61
Seat Belts ...................................... 44
u WARNING, Explanation of .............. ii
Warning Labels, Location of .......... 40
Underside, Cleaning ...................... 208 Warranty Coverages ..................... 257
Unexpected, Taking Care Washer, Windshield
of the ...........................................
211 Checking the Fluid Level ......... 167
Uniform Tire Quality Grading ..... 276 Operation ...................................... 54
Unleaded Gasoline ......................... 116 Washing ....... : .................................. 204
Upholstery Cleaning ...................... 207 Waxing and Polishing ................... 205
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