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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 the 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.
See page f or DOT tire quality
grading inf ormation, and page f or tire size inf ormation.
Tires
U.S. VP:
U.S. LX:
V6 mo dels:
U.S. SE, EX, and EX-L:
Canadian DX-G, SE, and EX-L:
271
273 Winter Driving
Tires
Snow T ires
Maint enance
233
P195/65R15 89H
P205/65R15 92H
P215/50R17 93V
P205/60R16 91V
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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
surf 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.
On models with manual
transmission, do not drive f or a
long period with the compact
spare tire mounted on a f ront
wheel; it will damage the limited
slip dif f erential.182 183
V6 mo dels
Compact Spare Tire
240
INDICATOR LOCATION MARK
TREAD WEAR INDICATOR BAR
60 psi (420 kPa , 4.2 kgf/cm)
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CONT INUED
Technical Descriptions......
DOT Tire Quality Grading . 271
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Emissions Control Systems . 274
Three Way Catalytic
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Converter . 276
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Temperature Gauge . 65
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Tether Anchorage Points . 48
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Three Way Catalytic Converter . 276
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Time, Setting the . 143
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Timing Belt . 217
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Tire Chains . 234
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Tire, How to Change a Flat . 241
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Tire Labeling . 273
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Tires . 228
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Air Pressure . 229
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Checking Wear . 230
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Compact Spare . 240
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DOT Tire Quality Grading . 271
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Inf lation . 228
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Inspection . 230
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Replacing . 232
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Rotating . 231
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Snow . 233
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Specif ications . 270
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Tools, Tire Changing . 241 Towing
.....................................
A Trailer . 184
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Emergency Wrecker . 262
Transmission Checking Fluid Level,
......................
Automatic . 211, 212
Checking Fluid Level, ...........................
Manual . 213, 214
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Fluid Selection . 211, 213, 214, 215
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Identif ication Number . 267
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Shif ting the Automatic . 173
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Shif ting the Manual . 170
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Treadwear . 271
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Trip Meter . 65
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Trunk . 82
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Emergency Opener . 83
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Opening the . 82
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Open Monitor Light . 60
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Turn Signals . 69 ..................................
Vanity Mirror . 96
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Vehicle Capacity Load . 165
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Vehicle Dimensions . 268
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Vehicle Identif ication Number . 266
Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA)
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System . 182
...
VSA Activation Indicator . 60, 182
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VSA Of f Switch . 183
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VSA System Indicator . 60, 182
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Vehicle Storage . 236
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VIN . 266
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Viscosity, Oil . 204
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Voice Control System . 104, 116
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WARNING, Explanation of . iii
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Warning Labels, Location of . 54
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Warranty Coverages . 281
Unexpected, Taking Care of
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the . 239
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Unif orm Tire Quality Grading . 271
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Unleaded Gasoline . 154 .......
Used Oil, How to Dispose of . 207
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