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6-1. Specifications
■Treadwear
The treadwear grade is a comparative rating based on the wear rate of
the tire when tested under controlled conditions on a specified gov-
ernment test course.
For example, a tire graded 150 would wear one and a half (1 - 1 /2) times as
well on the government course as a tire graded 100.
The relative performance of tires depends upon the actual conditions of
their use, however, and may depart significantly from the norm due to varia-
tions in driving habits, service practices and differences in road characteris-
tics and climate.
■Traction AA, A, B, C
The traction grades, from highest to lowest, are AA, 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 performance.
Warning: The traction grade assigned to this tire is based on braking
(straight ahead) traction tests and does not include cornering (turning) trac-
tion.
■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 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 fail-
ure.
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.
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Alphabetical index
Parking lights
Replacing light bulbs ......................... 319
Switch ........................................................ 122
Wattage ................................................. 394
PCS (Pre-collision system) ................ 154
Personal lights
Switch .......................................................... 211
Micro dust and pollen removal
mode ........................................................ 174
Power outlet ............................................ 227
Power windows.........................................45
Pre-collision system (PCS) ................ 154
Radar cruise control ............................. 133
Radiator.....................................................278
Radio................................................................ 182
RDS (Radio data system)....................183
Rear sunshade....................................... 233
Rear turn signal lights
Replacing light bulbs ......................... 319
Wattage ................................................. 394
Rear view mirror
Compass ............................................... 246
Rear window defogger ........................ 178
Replacing
Electronic key battery ..................... 302
Fuses ........................................................ 304
Light bulbs .............................................. 319
Reporting safety defects for
U.S. owners ........................................... 414
Scuff lighting........................................... 209
Seat belts
Adjusting the seat belt ....................... 35
Automatic Locking Retractor
(ALR) ...................................................... 36Child restraint system
installation............................................. 80
Cleaning and maintaining
the seat belts .....................................255
Emergency Locking Retractor
(ELR) ....................................................... 36
How to wear your seat belt ............. 34
How your child should wear
the seat belt .......................................... 37
Pregnant women,
proper seat belt use ......................... 36
Reminder light ...................................... 341
Seat belt extenders .............................. 37
Seat belt pretensioners ...................... 35
Seat heaters ................................ 228, 230
Seat position memory ............................. 31
Seat ventilators ......................................230
Seating capacity ..................................... 160
Seats
Child seats/child restraint
system installation............................. 80
Cleaning ................................................. 254
Driving position memory .................. 28
Front passenger seat position
memory .................................................... 31
Head restraint ......................................... 33
Properly sitting in the seat ................ 59
Seat adjustment ..................................... 26
Seat adjustment precautions........... 27
Seat heaters ............................. 228, 230
Ventilated seats ..................................230
Service reminder indicators ...............115
Shift lever
Automatic transmission ..................... 101
If the shift lever cannot be
shifted from P ................................... 367
Manual transmission ......................... 105
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