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CI)Note
_Fortechnicalreasons,itisnotgenerally
possibletousethewheelrimsfromoth
ervehicles. Thiscanholdtrueforwheels
ofthesamevehicletype.
-Ifthesparetireisdifferentfromthe
tiresthatyou havemountedonyourve
hicle (for
examplewintertiresorwide
profile tires),thenusethesparetirefora
shortperiodoftimeonlyanddrivewith
extracare.Replacetheflattirewiththe
tirematchingtheothersonyourvehicle
assoonaspossible.
-Never drivewithoutthevalvestemcap.
The valves
couldgetdamaged.
@Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Disposeofoldtiresinaccordancewiththe
localrequirements.
Uniformtirequalitygrading
-Treadwear
-TractionAAABC
-TemperatureABC
Qualitygradescanbefoundwhereapplicable
onthetiresidewallbetweentreadshoulder
andmaximumsectionwidthQpage209,
fig.154.
Forexample:Treadwear200,TractionAA,
TemperatureA.
AllpassengercartiresmustconformtoFeder
alSafetyRequirementsinadditiontothese
grades.
Treadwear
Thetreadweargradeisacomparativerating
basedonthewearrateofthetirewhentested
undercontrolledcondition?on aspecified
governmenttestcourse.
Forexample,a tiregradedISO wouldwear
oneandonehalf(11/2)timesaswellonthe
governmentcourseasatiregraded100.
The relativeperformanceoftiresdepends
upontheactualconditionsoftheiruse,how- ever,
andmaydepartsignificantlyfromthe
normduetovariationsindrivinghabits,serv
ice
practicesanddifferencesinroad character_
istics
andclimate.
Traction
Thetractiangrades,fromhighesttoLowest,
areAA,A,BandC.Thosegradesrepresentthe
tire'sabilitytostoponwetpavementas
measuredundercontrolledconditionson
specifiedgovernmenttestsurfacesofasphalt
andconcrete.AtiremarkedC may havepOor
tractionperformanceQ..1,.
Temperature
ThetemperaturegradesareA(thehighest),
B,andC,representingthetire'sresistanceto
thegenerationofheatanditsabilitytodissi
pateheatwhentestedundercontrolledcondi
tionson aspecifiedindoorlaboratorytest
wheel.
Sustainedhightemperaturecancausethe
materialofthetiretodegenerateand reduce
tirelife,andexcessivetemperaturecanlead
tosuddentirefailureQ,&..
ThegradeCcorrespondstoalevelofperform
ancewhichallpassengercartiresmustmeet
undertheFederalMotor VehicleSafetyStand
ardNo.109.Grades BandArepresenthigher
levels
ofperformanceonthelaboratorytest
wheelthantheminimum~quiredbyLaw.
ln.WARNING
Thetractiongradeassignedtothistireis
basedonstraight-aheadbraking traction
tests,anddoesnotincludeacceleration,
cornering,hydroplaningorpeaktraction
cha
racteristics.
ln.WARNING
Thetemperaturegradeforthistireises-
..'lyi nflatedtabllshedforatirethatISproper
andnotoverloaded.Excessivespeed,un
derinflation,orexcessive loading,either
separatelyorincombination,cancause
heatbuildupandpossibletirefailure.
Wintertires
Wintertires canimprove vehiclehandlingan
snow
andice.Attemperaturesbelow45oF
(7oC)werecommendchangingtowinter
tires.
Insomeheavysnowareas,localgovernments
may requiretruewinteror"snow"tires,those
with verydeeplycuttread.Thesetiresshould
only beusedinpairsandbeinstalledonall
four
wheels.Makesureyoupurchasesnow
tiresthatarethesamesizeandconstruction
typeastheothertiresonyourvehicle.
Ifyour vehicle
isequippedwithall-wheel
drive',thiswillimprovetractionduringwinter
driving, evenwiththestandardtires.Howev
er,westronglyrecommendthatyoualways
equip all
fourwheelsonyourvehicle withcor
rectly
fittedwintertiresorall-seasontires,
when
winterroadconditionsareexpected.
Thisalsoimprovesthevehicle's brakingper
formance
andreducesstoppingdistances.
Summertiresprovide lessgrip oniceand
snow.
Winter
tires(snowtires)mustalwaysbefitted
onallfourwheels.
AskyourauthorizedAudidealerorqualified
workshopforpermittedwintertiresizes.Use
onlyradialwintertires.
Winter
tireslosetheireffectivenesswhenthe
treadisworndowntoadepthof0.157inch(4mm).
Onlydrivewithwintertiresunderwintercon
ditions.
Summertireshandlebetterwhen
thereisnosnoworice ontheroadsandthe
temperatureisabove4SoF(7oC).
Ifyou haveaflattire,seenotesonspare
wheelQpage209.
Please
alwaysrememberthatwintertiresmay
havealowerspeedratingthanthetiresorigi
nallyinstalled onyourvehicleatthetimeit
;asmanufactured.PleaseseeQpage210,
Peedrating(lettercode)foralistingofthe
sPeed ratinglettercodesandthemaximum
SPeedatwhichthetirescanbedriven. The
speedratinglettercode(Qpage200)is
onthesidewallofthetireQpage209.
ln.WARNING
Wintertireshavemaximumspeedlimits
thatmaybelowerthanyourvehicle's
max-
imumspeed.Alwaysknowthemaximum
speedbeforedrivingoff.Never drivefaster
thanthespeedpermittedforyourspecific
wintertires.Thiswillcausedamagetothe
tiresleadingtoanaccidentandserious
personalinjurytoyouandyourpassen-
gers.
ln.WARNING
Drivingfasterthanthemaximumspeed
forwhichthewintertiresonyourvehicle
weredesignedcancausetirefailure in-
cluding a
blowoutandsuddendeflation,
lossofcontrol,crashesandseriousper-
sonalinjuries. Havewornordamagedtires
replacedimmediately.
-Wintertireshavemaximumspeedrating
thatmaybelowerthanyourvehicle's
maximumspeed.
-Never drivefasterthanthespeedfor
whichthewinterorothertiresinstalled
onyourvehiclearerated.
ln.WARNING
Alwaysadjustyourdrivingtotheroadand
trafficconditions.Neverletthegoodac-
celerationofthewintertiresandall-wheel
drivetemptyouintotakingextrarisks.Al-
waysremember:
-Whenbraking,anall-wheeldrivevehicle
handlesinthesamewayasafrontdrive
vehicle.
- Drive carefully
andreduceyourspeedon
icyandslipperyroads,evenwintertires
cannothelpunderblack iceconditions.
~Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Usesummertireswhenweathercondi
tionspermit.Theyarequieter,donotwear
asquicklyandreducefuelconsumption.
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GeneraLinformation
ExpLanationof
technicaLdata
50meofthetechnicoldatalistedinthisman
ualrequire furtherexplanation.
Thetecicaldataforyourvehiclearelistedin
thechartsstartingonQpage242.This chap
terprovidesgeneralinformation,notesand
restrictions whichapplytothesedata.
VehicLeidentification
Thekeydataaregiven onthevehicle identifi
cation
number(VIN)plateandthevehicle da
ta sticker.
Fig.188Vehicle Identification Number(VlN)plate:lo
cation ondriver·s sidedash panel
Fig.
189The vehicle identificationlabel-insidetheluggagecompartment
TheVehicLeIdentificationNumber(VlN)
islocated onthedriver's side50thatitisvisi
ble
fromtheoutsidethroughthewindshield
seeQfig.188.
ThevehicLeidentificationlabel
islocatedintheluggagecompartmentinthe
sparewheelwell. The
labelQfig.189showsthefollowing
vehi
cle
data:
CDProductioncontrolNo.
oVehicle identificationNo.
®Typecodenumber
@Typedesignation/engineoutputinKilo-
watts
®Engineandtransmissioncodeletter
®PaintNo./lnterior
CDOptionalequipmentNo.'s
Vehicle
data2to7 arealsofoundinyour War
ranty
&Maintenancebooklet.
Thesafetycompliancesticker
isyourassurancethatyour newvehicle com
plies withallapplicable FederalMotorVehicle
SafetyStandardswhichwereineffectatthe
timethevehiclewasmanufactured.Voucan
find
thissticker ontheleftdoorjamb.It
showsthemonthandyearofproduction and
thevehicleidentificationnumberofyourvehi
cle
(perforation)aswell astheGross Vehicle
WeightRating(GVWR)andtheGross Axle
WeightRating(GAWR).
Thehighvoltagewarninglabel
islocatedonthelockcarrier.
ThesparkignitionsystemcomplieswiththeCanadianstandardICES-002.
Weights
GrossVehicLeWeightRating
TheGross VehicleWeightRating(GVWR),and
theGross AxleWeightRating(GAWR)for
frontandreararelisted onasticker onthe
leftdoorjamb.
TheGross VehicleWeightRating includesthe
weightofthebasicvehicle plusfullfueltank,
oil
andcoolant,plusmaximumload, whichin
cludespassengerweight(150lbs/58kgper
designatedseatingposition) andluggage
weight.~
GrossAxleWeightRating
TheGross AxleWeightRatingisthemaximum
loadthatcanbeappliedateachaxleofthe
vehicleQ&..
VehicLecapacityweight
The vehicle capacityweight(max.load)islist
ed
eitheronthedriver's sideB-pillarorinside
thefuelfiller flap.
Roofweight
Themaximumpermissibleroofweightis165
lb(75kg).Theroofweightismadeupofthe
weightoftheroof racksystemandtheweight
oftheobjectbeingtransportedQpage65,
Laadingtheroofrack.
AWARNING
-TheactualGross AxleWeightRatingat
thefrontandrearaxlesshouldnotex
ceed
thepermissibleweights,andtheir
combinationmustnotexceedtheGross
Vehicle
WeightRating.
-Exceedingpermissibleweightratingscan
resultinvehicledamage,accidentsand
personalinjury.
CDNote
- The vehicle capacityweightfiguresapply
whentheloadisdistributedevenlyinthe
vehicle(passengersandluggage).When
transportingaheavy loadintheluggage
compartment,carrytheloadasnearto
therearaxleaspossible50thatthevehi
cle's handling
isnotimpaired.
-Donotexceedthemaximumpermissible
axleloadsorthemaximumgrossvehicle
weight. Always
rememberthatthevehi
cle's handling will
beaffectedbytheex
traload.Therefore,adjustyourspeedac
cordingly.
-Alwaysobservelocalregulations.
Dimensions
The specifications refertothebasicmodel.
Differencesmayoccurdependingonthemod-
Generalinformation2.
eltypeandoptionsordered,forexample,tire
sizes.
CDNote
Whendriving upsteepramps,onrough
roads, overcurbs,
etc.itisimportanttore
memberthatsomepartsofyourvehicle,
such
asspoilersorexhaustsystemcompo
nents,maybeclosetotheground.Be
carefulnottodamagethem.