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Tire and wheel alignment
A bad jolt from hitting a curb or pothole can cause the front end of your
vehicle to become misaligned or cause damage to your tires. If your
vehicle seems to pull to one side when you’re driving, the wheels may be
out of alignment. Have an authorized dealer check the wheel alignment
periodically.
Wheel misalignment in the front or the rear can cause uneven and rapid
treadwear of your tires and should be corrected by an authorized dealer.
Front-wheel drive (FWD) vehicles and those with an independent rear
suspension (if equipped) may require alignment of all four wheels.
The tires should also be balanced periodically. An unbalanced tire and
wheel assembly may result in irregular tire wear.
Tire rotation
Rotating your tires at the recommended interval (as indicated in the
Scheduled Maintenancechapter) will help your tires wear more evenly,
providing better tire performance and longer tire life.
•Front-wheel drive
(FWD)/All-wheel drive (AWD)
vehicles (front tires at top of
diagram)
Sometimes irregular tire wear can be corrected by rotating the tires.
Note:If your tires show uneven wear ask an authorized dealer to check
for and correct any wheel misalignment, tire imbalance or mechanical
problem involved before tire rotation.
Note:Your vehicle may be equipped with a dissimilar spare tire/wheel. A
dissimilar spare tire/wheel is defined as a spare tire and/or wheel that is
different in brand, size or appearance from the road tires and wheels. If
you have a dissimilar spare tire/wheel it is intended for temporary use
only and should not be used in a tire rotation.
Note:After having your tires rotated, inflation pressure must be checked
and adjusted to the vehicle requirements.
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•Revving the engine before turning it off may reduce fuel economy.
•Using the air conditioner or defroster may reduce fuel economy.
•You may want to turn off the speed control in hilly terrain if
unnecessary shifting between the top gears occurs. Unnecessary
shifting of this type could result in reduced fuel economy.
•Warming up a vehicle on cold mornings is not required and may
reduce fuel economy.
•Resting your foot on the brake pedal while driving may reduce fuel
economy.
•Combine errands and minimize stop-and-go driving.
Maintenance
•Keep tires properly inflated and use only recommended size.
•Operating a vehicle with the wheels out of alignment will reduce fuel
economy.
•Use recommended engine oil. Refer toMaintenance product
specifications and capacitiesin this chapter.
•Perform all regularly scheduled maintenance items. Follow the
recommended maintenance schedule and owner maintenance checks
found inscheduled maintenance information.
Conditions
•Heavily loading a vehicle may reduce fuel economy at any speed.
•Carrying unnecessary weight may reduce fuel economy (approximately
1 mpg [0.4 km/L] is lost for every 400 lb [180 kg] of weight carried).
•Adding certain accessories to your vehicle (for example; bug
deflectors, rollbars/light bars, running boards, ski/luggage racks) may
reduce fuel economy.
•Using fuel blended with alcohol may lower fuel economy.
•Fuel economy may decrease with lower temperatures during the first
8–10 miles (12–16 km) of driving.
•Driving on flat terrain offers improved fuel economy as compared to
driving on hilly terrain.
•Transmissions give their best fuel economy when operated in the top
cruise gear and with steady pressure on the gas pedal.
•Close windows for high speed driving.
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front seats .......................144, 147
memory seat ...................128, 148
Second-row power fold seat ....151
SecuriCode keyless entry
system ........................................134
SecuriLock passive anti-theft
system ........................................136
Servicing your vehicle ..............319
Setting the clock .........................46
SOS Post Crash Alert ...............183
Spare tire (see Changing
the Tire) ....................................294
Spark plugs,
specifications .....................355, 360
Specification chart,
lubricants ...................................356
Speed control ..............................89
Starting your vehicle ........234–236
jump starting ..........................298
push button start system .......237
Steering wheel
controls ......................................98
tilting .........................................82
T
Tilt steering wheel ......................82
Tire Pressure Monitoring
System (TPMS)
Tires, Wheels and Loading ....218
Tires ...........................203–205, 291
alignment ................................212
care ..........................................208
changing ..........................291, 294
checking the pressure ............208
inflating ...................................206
label .........................................217replacing ..................................209
rotating ....................................212
safety practices .......................211
sidewall information ...............213
snow tires and chains ............222
spare tire .........................292, 294
terminology .............................205
tire grades ...............................204
treadwear ........................204, 208
Towing .......................................229
recreational towing .................232
trailer towing ..........................229
wrecker ....................................302
Transmission .............................251
brake-shift interlock (BSI) ....250
fluid, checking and adding
(automatic) .....................349, 352
fluid, refill capacities ..............356
lubricant specifications ..........356
Turn signal ..................................73
U
Universal garage door
opener ........................................101
USB port ......................................55
V
Vehicle Identification Number
(VIN) ..........................................362
Vehicle loading ..........................222
Ventilating your vehicle ...........239
W
Warning lights (see Lights) .......12
Washer fluid ..............................323
Water, Driving through .............279
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