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Tire Maintenance
Improper or inadequate vehicle maintenance can cause tires to wear abnormally. Here are
some important maintenance points:
qTire Inflation Pressure
Inspect all tire pressure monthly (including the spare) when the tires are cold. Maintain
recommended pressures for the best ride, top handling, and minimum tire wear. Use the
pressures specified on the vehicle tire information placard or tire label for optimum service.
qTire Rotation
To equalize tread wear, rotate the tires every 12,000 km (7,500 miles) or sooner if irregular
wear develops. During rotation, inspect them for correct balance.
Do not include (TEMPORARY USE ONLY)
spare tire in rotation.Forward
Inspect the tires for uneven wear and damage. Abnormal wear is usually caused by one or a
combination of the following:
lIncorrect tire pressurelImproper wheel alignmentlOut-of-balance wheellSevere braking
After rotation, inflate all tire pressures to specification (page 9-7) and inspect the lug nuts
for tightness.
CAUTION
Rotate unidirectional tires and radial tires that have an asymmetrical tread pattern
or studs only from front to rear, not from side to side. Tire performance will be
weakened if rotated from side to side.
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Engine
Coolant ....................................... 6-29
Engine Compartment
Overview .................................... 6-26
Exhaust gas ................................ 3-26
Hood release .............................. 6-24
Oil .............................................. 6-27
Starting ......................................... 4-3
Essential information .......................... 6-2
Event Data Recorder ......................... 8-21
Exhaust Gas ...................................... 3-26
Exterior Care ..................................... 6-62
Aluminum Wheel
Maintenance ............................... 6-66
Bright-Metal Maintenance ......... 6-65
Maintaining the Finish ............... 6-63
Plastic Part Maintenance ............ 6-67
F
Flasher
Hazard warning .......................... 4-70
Headlights .................................. 4-58
Flat Tire ............................................... 7-3
Mounting the Spare Tire ............ 7-10
Removing a Flat Tire ................... 7-7
Floor Mat .......................................... 3-44
Fluid
Brake/Clutch .............................. 6-31
Washer ........................................ 6-31
Fluids
Classification ................................ 9-4
Fog Lights ......................................... 4-63
Foot Brake ........................................ 4-74
Forward Sensing Camera (FSC) ..... 4-135
Front Seat ............................................ 2-5
F
Fuel
Filler lid and cap ........................ 3-27
Gauge ......................................... 4-13
Requirements ............................. 3-24
Tank capacity ............................... 9-5
Fuel Consumption Display ................ 4-88
Fuel Economy Monitor ..................... 4-87
Control Status Display ............... 4-88
Ending Screen Display ............... 4-89
Fuel Consumption Display ......... 4-88
Fuses ................................................. 6-56
Panel description ........................ 6-58
Replacement ............................... 6-56
G
Gauges .............................................. 4-10
Glove Compartment ........................ 5-134
H
Hazard Warning Flasher .................... 4-70
Hazardous Driving ............................ 3-44
Head Restraint .................................. 2-12
Headlights
Coming Home Light System ..... 4-61
Control ....................................... 4-58
Flashing ...................................... 4-61
High-low beam .......................... 4-61
Leaving Home Light System ..... 4-62
Leveling ..................................... 4-62
High Beam Control System (HBC) ... 4-95
Hill Launch Assist (HLA) ................. 4-78
HomeLink Wireless Control
System .............................................. 4-70
Hood Release .................................... 6-24
Horn .................................................. 4-69
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Smart City Brake Support
(SCBS) ............................................ 4-127
Stopping the Smart City Brake
Support
(SCBS) system operation ......... 4-131
Spare Tire ............................................ 7-5
Specifications ...................................... 9-4
Speedometer ...................................... 4-11
SRS Air Bags
Front passenger occupant
classification system .................. 2-57
How the SRS air bags work ....... 2-50
Limitations to SRS air bag ......... 2-55
Monitoring ................................. 2-62
SRS air bag deployment
criteria ........................................ 2-54
Supplemental restraint system
components ................................ 2-48
Starting the Engine .............................. 4-3
Steering Wheel .................................. 3-29
Horn ........................................... 4-69
Storage Compartments .................... 5-133
Center console .......................... 5-134
Glove compartment .................. 5-134
Overhead console ..................... 5-133
Rear coat hooks ........................ 5-134
Storage pocket .......................... 5-133
Storage Pocket ................................ 5-133
Sunshade ........................................... 3-38
Sunvisors ........................................ 5-127
T
Tachometer ........................................ 4-12
Theft-Deterrent System ..................... 3-41
Tiedown
Hook .......................................... 7-21
Tire Information ................................ 8-25
T
Tire Pressure Monitoring System .... 4-149
Tires .................................................. 6-40
Flat Tire ........................................ 7-3
Replacing a Tire ......................... 6-42
Replacing a Wheel ..................... 6-43
Snow tires .................................. 3-46
Specifications ............................... 9-7
Temporary Spare Tire ................. 6-43
Tire chains .................................. 3-46
Tire Inflation Pressure ................ 6-41
Tire Rotation .............................. 6-41
Uniform tire quality grading system
(UTQGS) ................................... 8-23
Towing
Recreational towing ................... 3-49
Trailer Towing ............................ 3-49
Towing Description ........................... 7-20
Traction Control System (TCS) ........ 4-81
Transmitter .......................................... 3-5
Trip Computer ................................... 4-16
Trouble
Battery runs out .......................... 7-14
Emergency Starting .................... 7-17
Emergency Towing .................... 7-20
Flat Tire ........................................ 7-3
Overheating ................................ 7-18
Parking in an Emergency ............. 7-2
Warning/indicator lights and warning
sounds ........................................ 7-23
When trunk lid cannot be
opened ........................................ 7-38
Trunk Lid .......................................... 3-19
Inside trunk release lever ............ 3-22
When trunk lid cannot be
opened ........................................ 7-38
Turn and Lane-Change Signals ......... 4-63
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