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These grades are molded on the
side-walls of passenger vehicle tires.
The tires available as standard or
optional equipment on your vehicle
may vary with respect to grade.
Traction - AA, A, B & C
The traction grades, from highest to
lowest, are AA, A, B and C. Those
grades represent the tire’s ability to
stop on wet pavement as measured
under controlled conditions on spec-
ified government test surfaces of
asphalt and concrete. A tire marked
C may have poor traction perform-
ance.Temperature -A, B & C
The temperature grades are A (the
highest), B, and C, representing the
tire’s resistance to the generation of
heat and its ability to dissipate heat
when tested under controlled condi-
tions on a specified 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 cor-
responds 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 labora-
tory test wheel than the minimum
required by law.
WARNING
The traction grade assigned to
this tire is based on straight-
ahead braking traction tests,
and does not include accelera-
tion, cornering, hydroplaning,
or peak traction characteristics.
WARNING
The temperature grade for this
tire is established for a tire that
is properly inflated and not
overloaded. Excessive speed,
underinflation, or excessive
loading, either separately or in
combination, can cause heat
build-up and possible sudden
tire failure. This can cause loss
of vehicle control and serious
injury or death.
Index
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Power steering············································4-33
Tilt & Telescope steering································4-34
Steering wheel audio control·····························4-129
Steps For Determining Correct Load Limit··············5-53
Storage compartment······································4-120
Center console storage·································4-120
Glove box················································4-120
Luggage net··············································4-126
Sunglass holder·········································4-121
Sunglass holder·············································4-121
Sunroof························································4-30
Sunvisor·····················································4-123
Tachometer···················································4-47
Tether anchor system········································3-32
Theft-alarm system··········································4-14
Tilt & Telescope steering···································4-34
Tire and loading information label························5-52
Tire chains····················································5-49
Tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS)·················6-7
Tire specification and pressure label·······················8-7
Tires and wheels········································7-41, 8-3
Checking tire inflation pressure························7-42
Compact spare tire replacement························7-46
Recommended cold tire inflation pressures··········7-41Tire care···················································7-41
Tire maintenance·········································7-47
Tire replacement··········································7-45
Tire rotation···············································7-43
Tire sidewall labeling····································7-47
Tire traction···············································7-47
Wheel alignment and tire balance·····················7-44
Wheel replacement·······································7-46
Towing ························································6-20
Removable towing hook································6-21
Towing capacity·············································
·5-53
Towing hook··················································6-21
TPMS ···························································6-7
Trailer Towing················································5-58
Trip computer················································4-50
Trunk · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·································4-20
Trunk emergency safety release···························4-21
Trunk room lamp············································4-90
Ttranmission
Automatic tranmission···································5-17
Manual tranmission······································5-13
USB device·················································4-145
User setting mode···········································4-53
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