2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE Owners Manual

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PONTIAC SOLSTICE 2006  Owners Manual Occupant Distribution:Designated seating positions.
Outward Facing Sidewall:The side of an
asymmetrical tire that has a particular side that faces
outward when mounted on a vehicle. The side of the ti

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PONTIAC SOLSTICE 2006  Owners Manual In�ation - Tire Pressure
Tires need the correct amount of air pressure to
operate effectively.
Notice:Do not let anyone tell you that
under-in�ation or over-in�ation is all right. It is not.
If your t

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PONTIAC SOLSTICE 2006  Owners Manual Remove the valve cap from the tire valve stem. Press
the tire gage �rmly onto the valve to get a pressure
measurement. If the cold tire in�ation pressure matches
the recommended pressure on the Tire a

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PONTIAC SOLSTICE 2006  Owners Manual Make certain that all wheel nuts are properly tightened.
See “Wheel Nut Torque” under Capacities and
Speci�cations.
{CAUTION:
Rust or dirt on a wheel, or on the parts to
which it is fastened, can

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PONTIAC SOLSTICE 2006  Owners Manual Buying New Tires
GM has developed and matched speci�c tires for your
vehicle. The original equipment tires installed on
your vehicle, when it was new, were designed to meet
General Motors Tire Perform

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PONTIAC SOLSTICE 2006  Owners Manual If you must replace your vehicle’s tires with those that
do not have a TPC Spec number, make sure they
are the same size, load range, speed rating, and
construction type (radial and bias-belted tire

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PONTIAC SOLSTICE 2006  Owners Manual Uniform Tire Quality Grading
Quality grades can be found where applicable on the
tire sidewall between tread shoulder and maximum
section width. For example:
Treadwear 200 Traction AA Temperature A
Th

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PONTIAC SOLSTICE 2006  Owners Manual Temperature – A, B, C
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 control