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•Drive a heavily loaded vehicle or tow a trailer.
•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
WARNING:Drive through water in an emergency only, and not
as part of normal driving.
WARNING:Engine damage can occur if water enters the air
filter.
Note:Driving through deep water may allow water into the transmission
or air intake and can cause internal vehicle damage or cause it to stall.
Note:Once through the water, always dry the brakes by moving your
vehicle slowly while applying light pressure on the brake pedal.
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.
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/or 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.
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Spark plugs,
specifications .....................287, 292
Special notice
ambulance conversions ............14
utility-type vehicles ..................14
Specification chart,
lubricants ...................................288
Stability system .........................154
Starting a flex fuel vehicle .......129
Starting your vehicle ........128–129
jump starting ..........................190
Steering wheel ............................73
controls ......................................73
tilting .........................................73
Supplemental Restraint System
(SRS) (see airbags) ....................46
SYNCcustomer support .........318
SYNCServices .........................341
T
Temperature control
(see Climate control) ...............115
Text messaging .........................329
Text messaging (sending,
downloading, deleting) .....329, 331
Tilt steering wheel ......................73
Tires ...........................255–256, 278
alignment ................................269
care ..........................................255
changing ..........................278–279
checking the pressure ............265
inflating ...................................263
label .........................................262
police vehicles ........................271
replacing ..................................267
rotating ....................................269
safety practices .......................268sidewall information ...............258
snow tires and chains ............272
terminology .............................257
tire grades ...............................256
treadwear ........................255, 265
Towing .......................178, 182–183
recreational towing .................183
trailer towing ..........................178
wrecker ....................................182
Traction control ........................152
Traffic, Directions and
Information ................................341
Transaxle
fluid, refill capacities ..............288
lubricant specifications ..........288
Transmission
fluid, checking and adding
(automatic) .............................223
Trunk .....................................69, 71
remote release ..........................68
Turn signal ..................................83
U
USB port ....................................114
Using privacy mode ..................325
V
Vehicle health report ................339
Vehicle Identification Number
(VIN) ..........................................293
Vehicle loading ..........................170
Ventilating your vehicle ...........130
Voice commands in media
mode ..........................................345
Voice commands in phone
mode ..........................................323
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