General notes ................................ 289
Important safety notes .................. 290
Radio type approval for the tire
pressure monitor .......................... .2 92
Restarting ...................................... 291
Warning lamp ................................. 226
Warning message .......................... 291
TIREFIT kit .......................................... 268
Important safety notes .................. 268
Storage location ............................ 266
Tire pressure not reached .............. 269
Tire pressure reached .................... 270
Tires
Aspect ratio (definition) ................. 301
Average weight of the vehicle
occupants (definition) .................... 299
Bar (definition) ............................... 299
Changing a wheel .......................... 301
Characteristics .............................. 299
Checking ........................................ 282
Curb weight (definition) ................. 300
Definition of terms ......................... 299
Direction of rotation ...................... 302
Display message ............................ 209
Distribution of the vehicle occu-
pants (definition) ............................ 301
DOT (Department of Transporta-
tion) (definition) ............................. 299
DOT, Tire Identification Number
(TIN) ............................................... 299
GAWR (Gross Axle Weight Rating)
(definition) ..................................... 300
General notes ................................ 306
GVW (Gross Vehicle Weight) (def-
inition) ........................................... 300
GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight Rat-
ing) (definition) .............................. 300
Important safety notes .................. 282
Increased vehicle weight due to
optional equipment (definition) ...... 300
Information on driving .................... 282
Kilopascal (kPa) (definiti on) ........... 300
La b
eling (overview) ........................ 296
Load bearing index (definition) ...... 301
Load index ..................................... 298
Load index (definition) ................... 300
M+S tires ....................................... 284 Maximum load on a tire (defini-
tion) ............................................... 300
Maximum loaded vehicle weight
(definition) ..................................... 300
Maximum permissible tire pres-
sure (definition) ............................. 300
Maximum tire load ......................... 298
Maximum tire load (definition) ....... 300
MOExtended tires .......................... 284
Optional equipment weight (defi-
nition) ............................................ 301
PSI (pounds per square inch) (def-
inition) ........................................... 301
Replacing ....................................... 301
Service life ..................................... 283
Sidewall (definition) ....................... 301
Speed rating (definition) ................ 300
Storing ........................................... 302
Structure and characteristics
(definition) ..................................... 299
Summer tires ................................. 284
Temperature .................................. 296
TIN (Tire Identification Number)
(definition) ..................................... 301
Tire bead (definition) ...................... 301
Tire pressure (definition) ................ 301
Tire pressures (recommended) ...... 300
Tire size (data) ............................... 306
Tire size designation, load-bearing
capacity, speed rating .................... 296
Tire tread ....................................... 283
Tire tread (definition) ..................... 301
Total load limit (definition) ............. 301
Traction ......................................... 295
Traction (definition) ....................... 301
Tread wear ..................................... 295
Uniform Tire Quality Grading
Standards ...................................... 295
Uniform Tire Quality Grading
Standards (definition) .................... 300
Wear indicator (definition) ............. 301
Wheel rim (definition) .................... 300
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p Tether ............................................ 56
Tow-starting
Emergency engine starting ............ 279
Important safety notes .................. 276
Installing the towing eye ................ 277 Index 19
