490 6-1. Specifications
■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, however, and may depart 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 represen t 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.
The grade C corresponds to a level of performance which all passen-
ger car tires must meet under the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Stan-
dard 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
Maintenance
Do-it-yourself
maintenance ...................... 347
General maintenance ........... 343
Maintenance data ................. 470
Maintenance requirements ... 341
Manual air conditioning system ................................... 212
Manual transmission Manual transmission ............ 145
Meter
Instrument panel light control ................................ 151
Meters .................................. 149
Mirrors Inside rear view mirror ............ 67
Side mirror heater................. 219
Side mirrors ............................ 69
Vanity mirrors ....................... 322
Moon roof................................... 73
MP3 disc................................... 244
Multi-information display ................................... 156
Noise from under vehicle ......... 15
Odometer ................................. 149
Oil Engine oil.............................. 358
Opener
Fuel filler door......................... 77
Hood ..................................... 351
Trunk ...................................... 47
Outside rear view mirrors Adjusting and folding .............. 69
Outside temperature
display ................................... 156
Overheating, Engine ............... 461 Parking brake ...........................147
Parking lights
Replacing light bulbs .............402
Switch....................................159
Wattage .................................481
Personal lights Switch....................................310
Wattage .................................481
Personal/interior lights Switch....................................311
Wattage .................................481
Power outlet .............................326
Power windows ..........................71
Radiator ....................................364
Radio .........................................233
Rear seats Folding down ...........................54
Rear side marker lights
Replacing light bulb ...............402
Switch....................................159
Wattage .................................481
Rear turn signal lights Replacing light bulbs .............402
Switch....................................146
Wattage .................................481
Rear view mirror Compass ...............................331
Rear window defogger ............219
Replacing Fuses ....................................392
Key battery ............................388
Light bulbs .............................402
Tires ......................................436
Reporting safety defects for U.S.A. owners ........................504
Reset the maintenance
data .........................................342M
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Alphabetical index
Tachometer .............................. 149
Tail lights
Replacing light bulbs ............ 402
Switch ................................... 159
Wattage ................................ 481
Theft deterrent system Engine immobilizer system..... 81
Tire inflation pressure ............ 379
Tire information
Glossary ............................... 491
Size ...................................... 488
Tire identification number ..... 487
Uniform tire quality grading ............................... 489
Tires Chains .................................. 181
Checking .............................. 371
If you have a flat tire ............. 436
Inflation pressure .................. 379
Inflation pressure sensor ...... 372
Information ........................... 485
Replacing ............................. 436
Rotating tires ........................ 371
Size ...................................... 480
Snow tires............................. 181
Spare tire .............................. 436 Tools .........................................436
Total load capacity...................180
Towing
Dinghy towing................201, 202
Emergency towing.................418
Trailer towing.................185, 200
TRAC .........................................172
Traction control........................172
Trip information .......................156
Trip meter .................................149
Trunk Opener ....................................47
Trunk light Wattage .................................481
Turn signal lights Replacing light bulbs .............402
Switch....................................146
Wattage .................................481
Valet key .....................................22
Vanity mirrors...........................322
Vehicle control and operation data recording ........16
Vehicle identification number ...................................470
Vehicle stability control...........172
VSC............................................172T
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