2011 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID snow chains

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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 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:
Wheels:
The ABS and VSA system work by
comparing the speed of the wheels.
When replacing tires, use the same
size originally supplied with the
vehicle. Tire size and construction
can af f ect wheel speed and may
cause the ABS or VSA system to
activate.
If you ever replace a wheel, make
sure that the wheel’s specif ications
match those of the original wheels.
Also be sure you use only TPMS
specif ic wheels (if equipped). If you
do not, the tire pressure monitoring
system will not work.
Replacement wheels are available at
your dealer.
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Tires
Winter Driving
Wheel and T ire Specif ications
Snow T iresMaint enance
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P195/65R15 89S
15x6J
Installing improper tires on your
vehicle can affect handling and
stability. This can cause a crash
in which you can be seriously
hurt or killed.
Always use the size and type of
tires recommended in this
owner’s manual.
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Check the air 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.
Replace the tire when you can see
the tread wear indicator bars. The
replacement tire should be the same
size and design, mounted on the
samewheel.Thesparetireisnot
designed to be mounted on a regular
wheel, and the spare wheel is not
designed f or mounting a regular tire.
Do not mount snow chains on the
compact spare tire.
Do not use your compact spare
tire on another vehicle unless it is
thesamemakeandmodel.
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.
On vehicles with the TPMS
system, the low tire pressure
indicator comes on and stays on
af ter you replace the flat tire with
the compact spare tire. Af ter
several miles (kilometers) driving
with the compact spare tire, the
TPMS indicator comes on and the
low tire pressure indicator goes of f .
Compact Spare Tire
312 INDICATOR LOCATION MARK
TREAD WEAR INDICATOR BAR
60 psi (420 kPa , 4.2 kgf/cm
)
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Taillights, Changing..................................
Bulbs . 296, 297
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Taking Care of the Unexpected . 311
Technical Descriptions
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DOT Tire Quality Grading . 340
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Emissions Control Systems . 345
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Oxygenated Fuels . 242
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State Emissions Testing . 348
Three Way Catalytic
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Converter . 347
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Tire Labeling . 342
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Temperature Gauge . 66 ..............
Tether Anchorage Points . 46
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Thef t Protection . 209
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Three Way Catalytic Converter . 347
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Time, Setting the . 212
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Tire Chains . 308
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Tire, How to Change a Flat . 313
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Tire Inf ormation . 340
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Tires . 303
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Air Pressure . 304
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Checking Wear . 305
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Compact Spare . 312
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DOT Tire Quality Grading . 340
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Inf lation . 303
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Inspection . 305
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Maintenance . 306
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Replacing . 306
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Rotating . 306
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Service Lif e . 305
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Snow . 307
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Specif ications . 339
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Tire Chains . 308
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Tools, Tire Changing . 313
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Specif ications Charts . 338
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Speed Control . 214
Speed-Sensitive Volume
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Compensation (SVC) . 115, 158
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Spotlights . 102
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SRS, Additional Inf ormation . 22
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Additional Safety Precautions . 33
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Airbag Service . 32
How the Passenger Airbag Of f
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Indicator Works . 31
How the Side Airbag Of f
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Indicator Works . 31
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How the SRS Indicator Works . 30
How Your Front Airbags
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Work . 24
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How Your Side Airbags Work . 28
How Your Side Curtain
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Airbags Work . 30
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SRS Components . 22
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SRS Indicator . 30, 58
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START (Ignition Key Position) . 80
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Starting the Engine . 259
In Cold Weather at High ..................................
Altitude . 259
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With a Dead Battery . 319
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Steam Coming f rom Engine . 321 Steering Wheel
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Adjustment . 77
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Anti-theft Column Lock . 80
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Storing Your Vehicle . 309
Supplemental Restraint
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System . 10, 22
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Servicing . 32
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SRS Indicator . 30, 58
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System Components . 22
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SVC . 115, 158
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Synthetic Oil . 286
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