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Maintenance
4. Tire ply composition and mate-rial
The number of layers or plies of rub-
ber-coated fabric in the tire. Tire manu-
facturers also must indicate the materi-
als in the tire, which include steel,
nylon, polyester, and others. The letter
"R" means radial ply construction; the
letter "D" means diagonal or bias ply
construction; and the letter "B" means
belted-bias ply construction.
5. Maximum permissible inflationpressure
This number is the greatest amount
of air pressure that should be put in
the tire. Do not exceed the maximum
permissible inflation pressure. Refer
to the Tire and Loading Information
label for recommended inflation
pressure.
6. Maximum load rating
This number indicates the maximum
load in kilograms and pounds that
can be carried by the tire. When
replacing the tires on the vehicle,
always use a tire that has the same
load rating as the factory installed
tire.
7. Uniform tire quality grading
Quality grades can be found where
applicable on the tire sidewall
between tread shoulder and maxi-
mum section width.
For example:
TREAD wear 200
TRACTION AA
TEMPERATURE A
Tread wear
The tread wear grade is a compara-
tive rating based on the wear rate of
the tire when tested under controlled
conditions on a specified govern-
ment test course. For example, a tire
graded 150 would wear one-and-a-
half times (1½) as well on the gov-
ernment 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.WARNING - Tire age
Tires degrade over time, even
when they are not being used.
Regardless of the remaining
tread, it is recommended that
tires generally be replaced after
six (6) years of normal service.
Heat caused by hot climates or
frequent high loading condi-
tions can accelerate the aging
process. Failure to follow this
warning can result in sudden
tire failure, which could lead to
a loss of control and an acci-
dent involving serious injury or
death.
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ABS (Anti-lock brake system)··················\
···········5-29
Active headrest ··················\
··················\
············3-9
Air bag warning labels ··················\
··················\
· ·3-63
Air bag warning light ··················\
··················\
·· ·3-40
Air bags ··················\
··················\
··················\
·3-36
Air bag warning labels ··················\
··············· ·3-63
Air bag warning light ··················\
················· ·3-40
Collision sensors ··················\
··················\
···· ·3-55
Curtain air bag ··················\
··················\
······· ·3-54
Driver's and passenger's front air bag ·················3-48
Occupant classification system ··················\
·······3-43
Side impact air bag ··················\
··················\
·· ·3-52
SRS components and functions ··················\
······3-39
Air cleaner ··················\
··················\
··············· ·7-32
Alarm system(see the Theft-alarm system) ··············4-14
alcohol and methanol ··················\
··················\
·····1-4
Antenna (Glass) ··················\
··················\
······· ·4-128
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) ··················\
···········5-29
Appearance care Exterior care ··················\
··················\
········· ·7-76
Interior care ··················\
··················\
·········· ·7-82
Appearance care ··················\
··················\
·········7-76
Ashtray ··················\
··················\
················· ·4-122
Audio control ··················\
··················\
·········· ·4-146
Audio system ··················\
··················\
·········· ·4-128
Audio control ··················\
··················\
······· ·4-146Bluetooth Hands free
··················\
················ ·4-181
Bluetooth
®Wireless Technology ··················\
···4-178
Glass antenna ··················\
··················\
······· ·4-128
IPOD··················\
··················\
················· ·4-170
Steering wheel audio control ··················\
········4-129
USB device ··················\
··················\
········· ·4-166
Sirius XM satellite Radio ··················\
············4-153
Auto Cruise (see the cruise control system) ·············5-37
Automatic climate control system ··················\
·····4-102
Air conditioning ··················\
··················\
·····4-111
Climate control air filter · · · ··················\
····4-100, 112
Automatic tranmission ··················\
··················\
· ·5-17
Shift lock ··················\
··················\
··············5-22
Sports mode ··················\
··················\
·········· ·5-20
Automatic tranmission fluid ··················\
·············7-31
Aux, USB and iPod port ··················\
··············· ·4-127
Base curb weight··················\
··················\
·········5-57
Battery ··················\
··················\
··················\
·· ·7-39
Battery saver function ··················\
··················\
·· ·4-82
Before driving ··················\
··················\
············ ·5-3
Bluetooth Hands free ··················\
··················\
· ·4-181
Bluetooth
®Wireless Technology ··················\
·······4-178
Bottle holders, see cup holders ··················\
·········4-122
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Brake system··················\
··················\
············ ·5-25
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) ··················\
·······5-29
Electronic stability program (ESC) ··················\
··5-31
Parking brake ··················\
··················\
·········5-27
Power brakes ··················\
··················\
········· ·5-25
Brakes/clutch fluid ··················\
··················\
····· ·7-28
Bulb replacement ··················\
··················\
······· ·7-67
Bulb wattage ··················\
··················\
···············8-2
California perchlorate notice ··················\
·············7-86
Capacities (Lubricants) ··················\
··················\
···8-4
Care Exterior care ··················\
··················\
········· ·7-76
Interior care ··················\
··················\
·········· ·7-82
Tire care ··················\
··················\
·············· ·7-41
Cargo capacity ··················\
··················\
·········· ·5-53
Cargo weight ··················\
··················\
············ ·5-57
Center console storage ··················\
················· ·4-120
Central door lock switch ··················\
················· ·4-18
Certification label ··················\
··················\
······· ·5-55
Certification label ··················\
··················\
·········8-6
Chains Tire chains ··················\
··················\
············ ·5-49
Changing tires ··················\
··················\
··········· ·6-13
Checking tire inflation pressure ··················\
·········7-43 Child restraint system
··················\
··················\
·· ·3-27
Lower anchor ··················\
··················\
·········3-34
Passerger's seat ··················\
··················\
······ ·3-38
Seat belt ··················\
··················\
··············· ·3-30
Tether anchor system ··················\
················· ·3-32
Cigarette lighter ··················\
··················\
······· ·4-121
Climate control air filter ··················\
···········4-100, 112
Climate control air filter replacement ··················\
···7-33
Clock (Digital) ··················\
··················\
········· ·4-124
Collision sensors ··················\
··················\
·········3-55
Combined instrument, see instrument cluster ···········4-45
Compact spare tire replacement ··················\
·········7-46
Compass ··················\
··················\
················· ·4-37
Consumer information ··················\
··················\
··· ·8-8
Coolant ··················\
··················\
··················\
· ·7-25
Cooling fluid, see engine coolant ··················\
·······7-25
Crankcase emission control system ··················\
·····7-83
Cruise control system ··················\
··················\
·· ·5-37
Cup holder ··················\
··················\
··············4-120
Curtain air bag ··················\
··················\
·········· ·3-54
Dashboard illumination, see instrument panel illumination· ·4-46
Dashboard, see instrument cluster··················\
·······4-45
Daytime running light (DRL) ··················\
············4-83
Defogging (Windshield) ··················\
················ ·4-114
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Key positions··················\
··················\
··············5-5
Keys ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······4-3
Immobilizer key ··················\
··················\
········4-4
Remote key battery replacement ··················\
·····4-13
Smart key battery replacement ··················\
·········4-8
Label Air bag warning labels ··················\
··············· ·3-63
Engine compartment fuse label ··················\
······7-60
Instrument panel fuse label ··················\
···········7-59
Refrigerant label ··················\
··················\
·······8-7
Tire sidewall labeling ··················\
················· ·7-47
Tire specification and pressure label ··················\
··8-7
Vehicle certification label ··················\
···············8-6
LCD display warning ··················\
··················\
·· ·4-57
Light bulbs ··················\
··················\
··············· ·7-66
Lighting ··················\
··················\
··················\
·4-82
Battery saver function ··················\
················ ·4-82
Daytime running light (DRL) ··················\
········4-83
Headlamp welcome function ··················\
·········4-82
Headlight escort function ··················\
·············4-82
Lighting control ··················\
··················\
····· ·4-83
Lighting control ··················\
··················\
········· ·4-83Lower anchor
··················\
··················\
············ ·3-34
Lubricants and capacities ··················\
················· ·8-4
Luggage net ··················\
··················\
············ ·4-126
Lumbar support ··················\
··················\
··········· ·3-9
Maintenance Explanation of scheduled maintenance items · · · · · · · ·7-20
Maintenance services ··················\
··················\
· ·7-4
Maintenance under severe usage conditions ·········7-19
Normal maintenance schedule ··················\
·········7-8
Owner maintenance ··················\
··················\
·· ·7-5
Scheduled maintenance service ··················\
········7-7
Tire maintenance ··················\
··················\
···· ·7-47
Maintenance schedule ··················\
··················\
··· ·7-7
Maintenance under severe usage conditions ·········7-19
Normal maintenance schedule ··················\
·········7-8
Maintenance services ··················\
··················\
···· ·7-4
Manual climate control system ··················\
·········
·4-92
Air conditioning ··················\
··················\
····· ·4-98
Climate control air filter
· · · ··················\
··· ·4-100, 112
Heating and air conditioning ··················\
·········4-93
Manual tranmission ··················\
··················\
···· ·5-13
Manual tranmission fluid ··················\
················ ·7-30
Map lamp ··················\
··················\
·················4-89
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