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Maintenance
Tire speed ratings
The chart below lists many of the dif-
ferent speed ratings currently being
used for passenger car tires. The
speed rating is part of the tire size
designation on the sidewall of the
tire. This symbol corresponds to that
tire's designed maximum safe oper-ating speed.3. Checking tire life (TIN : TireIdentification Number)
Any tires that are over 6 years old,
based on the manufacturing date,(including the spare tire) should be
replaced by new ones. You can find
the manufacturing date on the tire
sidewall (possibly on the inside of the
wheel), displaying the DOT Code.
The DOT Code is a series of num-
bers on a tire consisting of numbers
and English letters. The manufactur-
ing date is designated by the last four
digits (characters) of the DOT code.
DOT : XXXX XXXX OOOO
The front part of the DOT means a
plant code number, tire size and
tread pattern and the last four num-
bers indicate week and year manu-
factured.
For example:
DOT XXXX XXXX 1616 represents
that the tire was produced in the 16th
week of 2016.
4. Tire ply composition and material
The number of layers or plies of rub-
ber-coated fabric in the tire. Tire
manufacturers also must indicate the
materials in the tire, which include
steel, nylon, polyester, and others.
The letter "R" means radial ply con-
struction; the letter "D" means diago-
nal or bias ply construction; and theletter "B" means belted-bias ply con-
struction.
S 180 km/h (112 mph)
T 190 km/h (118 mph)
H 210 km/h (130 mph)
V 240 km/h (149 mph) Z Above 240 km/h (149 mph)
W*270 km/h (168 mph)
Maximum Speed
Speed
Rating
Symbol
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 orfrequent high loading condi-
tions can accelerate the aging
process. Failure to follow this
warning could cause sudden
tire failure, which could lead to
a loss of control and an acci-
dent involving serious injury ordeath.
* W speed rating is sub-category of the Z speed rating.
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Index
Catalytic converters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-80
Center console storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-93
Central door lock switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
Certification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
Chains
Tire chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-51
Changing tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Checking tire inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-41
Child restraint system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-26 ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32
Recommended child restraint system. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-36
Tether anchor system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31
Child-protector rear door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-96
Climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-73 Climate control (automatic) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-84
Climate control (manual) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-78
Climate control air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-75
Climate control air filter (replacement) . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-32
Clock (Digital) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-95
Coat hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-100
Combined instrument, see instrument cluster . . . . . . . 4-40
Compact spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-13
Compact spare tire replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-45
Components of the tire mobility kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-17
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-25 Cool box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-94
Cooling fluid, see engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-25
Crankcase emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-78
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37
Cup holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-97
Curtain air bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-51
Dashboard illumination, see instrument panel illumination. . 4-42
Dashboard, see instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-40
Declaration of conformity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11
Defogging (Windshield) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-91
Defroster (Rear window) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-72
Defrosting (Windshield) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-91
Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-80
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-94
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
Display illumination, see instrument panel illumination . . 4-42
Displays, see instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-40
Door locks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Central door lock switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
Child-protector rear door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
DPF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-80
Drinks holders, see cup holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-97
Driver's and passenger's front air bag. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-44
Driving at night. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-47
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