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•Carry unnecessary weight (approximately 1 mpg [0.4 km/L] is lost for
every 400 lb [180 kg] of weight carried).
•Add particular accessories to your vehicle (e.g. bug deflectors,
rollbars/light bars, running boards, ski racks).
•Drive with the wheels out of alignment.
DRIVING THROUGH WATER
If driving through deep or standing
water is unavoidable, proceed very
slowly. Never drive through water
that is higher than the bottom of
the wheel rims (for cars) or the
bottom of the hubs (for trucks).
When driving through water, traction or brake capability may be limited.
Also, water may enter your engine’s air intake and severely damage your
engine or your vehicle may stall.
Note:Driving through deep water where the transmission vent tube is
submerged may allow water into the transmission and cause internal
transmission damage.
Note:Once through the water, always dry the brakes by moving your
vehicle slowly while applying light pressure on the brake pedal. Wet
brakes do not stop the vehicle as quickly as dry brakes.
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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 are 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 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
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 and
wheel assembly. A dissimilar spare tire and wheel assembly is defined as
a spare tire and wheel that is different in brand, size or appearance from
the road tires and wheels. If you have a dissimilar spare tire and wheel
assembly, 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.
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)
vehicles (front tires at left of
diagram)
Sometimes irregular tire wear can be corrected by rotating the tires.
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Specification chart,
lubricants ...................................304
Stability system .........................191
Starting your vehicle ................166
jump starting ..........................225
push button start system .......164
Steering wheel ............................82
controls ......................................83
tilting .........................................82
Supplemental Restraint System
(SRS) (see airbags) ....................46
Supported media file types ......405
Supported player, media
formats and metadata
information ................................405
SYNCAppLink™ ....................358
SYNCcustomer
support ..............................333, 380
SYNCServices .................356, 415
System settings .........................428
T
Temperature control (see
Climate control) ........141, 143, 436
Text messaging .................344, 411
Text messaging (sending,
downloading, deleting) .....344, 346
Tilt steering wheel ......................82
Tires ...........................277–278, 297
alignment ................................291
care ..........................................277
changing ..........................297, 299
checking the pressure ............287
inflating ...................................285label .........................................284
replacing ..................................289
rotating ....................................291
safety practices .......................290
sidewall information ...............280
snow tires and chains ............292
spare tire .................................297
terminology .............................279
tire grades ...............................278
treadwear ........................278, 287
Touchscreen features
(climate) ....................................436
Towing .......................................215
recreational towing .................216
trailer towing ..........................215
wrecker ....................................215
Traction control ........................189
Traffic, Directions and
Information ................................356
Traffic preferences ...................443
Transmission
brake-shift interlock
(BSI) ........................................182
fluid, checking and adding
(automatic) .............................254
fluid, checking and adding
(manual) .................................254
fluid, refill capacities ..............304
lubricant specifications ..........304
Trunk .....................................77–78
remote release ..........................73
Turn signal ..................................92
U
USB port ....................137–138, 401
Using privacy mode ..................341
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