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6-1. Specifications
■DOT quality grades
All passenger vehicle tires must co nform to Federal Safety Require-
ments in addition to these grades. Quality grades can be found where
applicable on the tire sidewall between tread shoulder and maximum
section width.
For example: Treadwear 200 Traction AA Temperature A
■ Treadwear
The treadwear grade is a comparative rating based on the wear rate of
the tire when tested under controll ed conditions on a specified gov-
ernment test course.
For example, a tire graded 150 would wear one and a half (1 - 1 /2) times as
well on the government course as a tire graded 100.
The relative performance of tires de pends upon the actual conditions of
their use, however, and may depart significantly from the norm due to varia-
tions in driving habits, service practices and differences in road characteris-
tics and climate.
■ Traction AA, A, B, C
The traction grades, from highest to lowest, are AA, A, B and C, and
they represent the tire's ability to stop on wet pavement as measured
under controlled condit ions on specified government test surfaces of
asphalt and concrete.
A tire marked C may have poor traction performance.
Warning: The traction grade assigned to this tire is based on braking
(straight ahead) traction tests and does not include cornering (turning) trac-
tion.
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Alphabetical index
Safety connect .......................................387
Scuff lights ................................................353
Seat beltsAdjusting the seat belt........................ 70
Automatic locking retractor.............72
Child restraint system installation ............................................ 126
Cleaning and maintaining the seat belts ..................................... 402
Emergency locking retractor ..........72
How to wear your seat belt............. 70
How your child should wear the seat belt ...........................................73
Pregnant women, proper seat belt use..........................73
Reminder light ..................................... 493
Seat belt extenders ...............................73
Seat belt guide ......................................... 71
Seat belt pretensioners ....................... 72
Seat heaters ............................................. 371
Seat position memory ............................ 65
Seat ventilators ....................................... 371
Seating capacity .................................... 232 Seats
Adjustment .............................................. 55
Adjustment precautions ................... 60
Child seats/child restraint system installation............................ 126
Cleaning .................................................. 401
Driver’s seat position memory ........ 61
Front passenger seat position memory ................................................. 65
Head restraint ......................................... 67
Properly sitting in the seat............... 104
Seat heaters ........................................... 371
Ventilated seats.................................... 371
Service reminder indicators ............. 167
Shift lever Automatic transmission .....................151
If the shift lever cannot be shifted from P................................... 526
Shift lever light ....................................... 353
Shift lock system.................................... 526
Shopping bag hooks ........................... 374
Side airbags ............................................. 106
Side marker lights Switch ........................................................ 176S
