2012 HONDA CR-V Owners Manual

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Maintenance
Checking and Maintaining Tires
Checking Tires 
To safely operate your vehicle, your tires must be of the proper type and size, in  
good condition with adequate tread, and properly inf

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uuChecking and Maintaining TiresuTire and Loading Information Label
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Maintenance
Tire and Loading Information Label 
The label attached to the driver’s doorjamb provides necessary tire

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The tire identification number (TIN) is a group of numbers and letters that look like  
the example in the side column. TIN is located on

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uuChecking and Maintaining TiresuDOT Tire Quality Grading (U.S. Vehicles)
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Maintenance
DOT Tire Quality Grading (U.S. Vehicles) 
The tires on your vehicle meet all U.S. Federal Safety  
R

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The traction grades, from highest to lowest, are AA, A, B, and C.  Those grades repres ent the tires ability

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uuChecking and Maintaining TiresuWear Indicators
Maintenance
Wear IndicatorsThe groove where the wear indicator is  
located is 1/16 inch (1.6 mm) shallower than  
elsewhere on the tire. If the tr

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uuChecking and Maintaining TiresuTire and Wheel Replacement
Maintenance
Tire and Wheel Replacement 
Replace your tires with radials of the same size, load range, speed rating, and  
maximum cold t

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uuChecking and Maintaining TiresuTire Rotation
Maintenance
Tire Rotation 
Rotating tires according to the maintenance messages on the information display/ 
multi-information display helps to distr