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6-1. Specifications
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Vehicle specifications
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Treadwear
The treadwear grade is a comparative rating based on the wear
rate of the tire when tested under controlled conditions on a speci-
fied government 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 depends upon the actual conditions
of their use. Performance may diff er significantly from the norm due
to variations in driving habits, service practices and differences in
road characteristics 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 cond itions 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 (turn-
ing) traction.
■ Temperature A, B, C
The temperature grades are A (the highest), B, and C, represent-
ing the tire's resistance to the generation of heat and its ability to
dissipate heat when tested under controlled conditions on a speci-
fied indoor laboratory test wheel.
Sustained high temperature can cause the material of the tire to
degenerate and reduce tire life, and excessive temperature can lead
to sudden tire failure.
Grade C corresponds to a level of performance which all passenger
car tires must meet under the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
No. 109.
Grades B and A represent higher levels of performance on the labo-
ratory test wheel than the minimum required by law.
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Alphabetical index
Safety Connect ........................ 336
Seat belts
Adjusting the seat belt ............ 87
Automatic Locking Retractor .............................. 89
Child restraint system installation .......................... 139
Cleaning and maintaining
the seat belts...................... 348
Emergency Locking Retractor .............................. 89
How to wear your seat belt ..... 87
How your child should wear the seat belt ......................... 90
Pregnant women, proper seat belt use ............. 89
Reminder light ...................... 426
Seat belt extenders ................ 90
Seat belt pretensioners .......... 88
Seat heaters ............................. 316
Seating capacity ...................... 232 Seats
Adjustment ........................80, 83
Adjustment precautions...........82
Child seats/child restraint system installation ..............139
Cleaning ................................347
Head restraint..........................85
Properly sitting in the seat .....115
Rear seat folding down ...........83
Seat heaters ..........................316
Service reminder
indicators ..............................184
Shift lever If the shift lever cannot
be shifted from P................. 466
Transmission .........................172
Shift lock system .....................466
Side airbags..............................117
Side marker lights Replacing light bulbs .............405
Switch....................................196
Wattage .................................494
Side mirror
Adjusting and folding ...............97
Defogger ...............................249
Smart key system
Entry function ..........................55
Starting the hybr id system.....161
Spare tire
Inflation pressure...................383
Storage location ....................452
Spark plug ................................489
Specifications...........................484
Speedometer ............................178
Steering
Column lock release..............165S
