2006 HONDA ACCORD HYBRID snow chains

If you have the skills and tools to
perf orm more complex maintenance
tasks on your vehicle, you may want
to purchase the service manual. See
page f or inf ormation on how to
obtain a copy, or see your dealer. This section explains why it is
important to keep your vehicle well
maintained and how to f ollow basic
maintenance saf ety precautions.
This section also includes
instructions on how to read the
maintenance minder messages on
the information display, a
maintenance record, and instructions
for simple maintenance tasks you
may want to take care of yourself.......................
Maintenance Saf ety .186
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Maintenance Minder .187
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Maintenance Record .193
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Fluid Locations .195
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Adding Engine Oil .196
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Recommended Engine Oil .196
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Synthetic Oil .197
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Engine Oil Additives .197
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Changing the Oil and Filter .198
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Windshield Washers .200
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Engine Coolant .201
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Transmission Fluid .203
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Brake Fluid .204
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Timing Belt .205
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Lights .206
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Seat Belts .212
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Driver’s Floor Mat .212
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Wiper Blades .213
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Tires .215
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Inf lation Guidelines .215
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Recommended Tire Pressure .216
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Tire Inspection .217
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Tire Maintenance .217
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Tire Rotation .218
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Replacing Tires and Wheels .218
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Wheels and Tires .219 ..........................
Winter Driving .219
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Snow Tires .219
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Tire Chains .220
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Checking the Battery .221
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Vehicle Storage .222
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Maintenance
Maint enance
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Wheel:
Tire:
See page f or DOT tire quality
grading inf ormation, and page
f or tire size inf ormation. Tires marked ‘‘M S’’ or ‘‘All
Season’’ on the sidewall have an all-
weather tread design suitable for
most winter driving conditions.
For the best perf ormance in snowy
or icy conditions, you should install
snow tires or tire chains. They may
be required by local laws under
certain conditions. If you mount snow tires on your
vehicle, make sure they are radial
tires of the same size and load range
as original tires. Mount snow tires on
all f our wheels. The traction
provided by snow tires on dry roads
maybelowerthanyouroriginaltires.
Check with the tire dealer f or
maximum speed recommendations.
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Wheels and Tires Winter Driving
Snow T ires
Tires
Maint enance
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16x61/2JJ
P215/60R16 94V
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Check the inf lation pressure of the
compact spare tire every time you
check the other tires. It should be
inf lated to:
Follow these precautions:Never exceed 50 mph (80 km/h).
This tire gives a harsher ride and
less traction on some road sur-
f aces. Use greater caution while
driving. Do not mount snow chains on the
compact spare tire.
Do not use the compact spare tire
if you are towing a trailer.
Replace the tire when you can see
the tread wear indicator bars. The
replacement should be the same size
and design tire, mounted on the
same wheel. The spare tire is not
designed to be mounted on a regular
wheel, and the spare wheel is not
designed f or mounting a regular tire.
Use the compact spare tire as a
temporary replacement only. Get
your regular tire repaired or replaced,
and put it back on your vehicle as
soon as you can.
Do not use your compact spare
tire on another vehicle unless it is
thesamemakeandmodel.
Turn of f the VSA system (see
pages and ). Driving with
thecompactsparetiremay
activate the VSA.177 178
Compact Spare Tire
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INDICATOR LOCATION MARK
TREAD WEAR INDICATOR BAR
60 psi (420 kPa , 4.2 kgf/cm)
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