626 6-1. Specifications
■Treadwear
The treadwear grade is a comparative rating based on the wear
rate of the tire when tested und er controlled conditions on a
specified government 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 variations in driving habits, service practices and differences in
road characteristics 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 ab ility to stop on wet pavement as
measured under controlled cond itions 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) traction.
■ 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 te sted 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 failure.
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.
662 Alphabetical index
Reporting safety defects for U.S.A. owners................... 638
Roll sensing of curtain shield airbags off switch....... 129
Seatback table .......................... 445
Seat belts Adjusting the seat belt .............75
ALR .........................................79
Automatic Locking Retractor ...............................79
Child restraint system installation ........................... 144
Cleaning and maintaining the seat belts ...................... 463
ELR .........................................79
Emergency Locking
Retractor ...............................79
How to wear your seat belt......75
How your child should wear
the seat belt ..........................80
Pregnant women,
proper seat belt use ..............79
Reminder buzzer ........... 547, 549
Reminder light ....................... 547
Seat belt extenders .................80
Seat belt pretensioners ...........78
Seat heaters.............................. 442
Seating capacity....................... 244
Seats Adjustment ........................58, 63
Adjustment precautions.....62, 66
Child seats/child restraint system installation .............. 144
Cleaning ................................ 462
Folding down the rear seat .......................................65
Folding down the rear seat precaution .............................66
Folding passenger’s seat
(vehicles with seatback
table ......................................61
Front seat adjustment .............58 Front seat adjustment
precautions ........................... 62
Driver’s seat position memory................................. 68
Head restraint ......................... 71
Properly sitting in the seat..... 113
Raising the bottom cushion ................................. 64
Seat heaters.......................... 442
Service reminder indicators .............................. 196
Shift lever Automatic transmission ......... 180
If the shift lever cannot be shifted ............................ 577
Shift lock system ..................... 577
Shopping bag hooks ............... 448
Side airbags ............................. 115
Side doors .................................. 47
Side marker lights Replacing ...................... 526, 528
Switch ................................... 207
Wattage................................. 617
Side mirrors Adjusting and folding............... 88
Mirror position memory ........... 68
Spare tire Inflation pressure .................. 615
Replacing .............................. 567
Spare tire .............................. 558
Spark plug ................................ 610
Specifications .......................... 590
Speedometer ............................ 188
SRS airbags Curtain shield airbags ........... 115
Front airbags ......................... 115
Passenger airbag off switch.................................. 127
Precautions ........................... 122
Roll sensing of curtain shield airbag off switch.................. 129
Side airbags .......................... 115
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