4M0012721BG
Wheels
generationofheatanditsabilitytodissipate
heatwhentestedundercontrolledconditionson
aspecifiedindoorlaboratorytestwheel.
Sustainedhightemperaturecancausethemate-
rialofthetiretodegenerateandreducetirelife,
andexcessivetemperaturecanleadtosudden
tirefailure>A.
ThegradeCcorrespondstoalevelofperform-
ancewhichallpassengercartiresmustmeetun-
dertheFederalMotorVehicleSafetyStandard
No.109.GradesBandArepresenthigher levels
ofperformanceonthelaboratorytestwheelthan
theminimumrequiredbylaw.
Z\WARNING
Thetractiongradeassignedtothistireis
basedonstraight-aheadbrakingtraction
tests,anddoesnotincludeacceleration,cor-
nering,hydroplaningorpeaktractioncharac-
teristics.
ZAWARNING
Thetemperaturegradeforthistireisestab-
lishedforatirethatisproperlyinflatedand
notoverloaded.Excessivespeed,underinfla-
tion,orexcessiveloading,eitherseparatelyor
incombination,cancauseheatbuildupand
possibletirefailure.
ZXWARNING
Temperaturegradesapplytotiresthatare
properlyinflatedandnotoverorunderinflat-
ed.
Tirepressuremonitoring
system
())Generalnotes
Eachtire,includingthespare(ifprovided),
should becheckedmonthlywhencoldandinflat-
edtotheinflationpressurerecommendedbythe
vehiclemanufactureronthevehicleplacardor
tireinflationpressurelabel.(Ifyourvehiclehas
tiresofadifferentsizethanthesizeindicatedon
thevehicleplacardortireinflationpressurela-
bel,youshoulddeterminethepropertireinfla-
tionpressureforthosetires).
As anaddedsafetyfeature,yourvehiclehasbeen
equippedwithatirepressuremonitoringsystem
(TPMS)thatilluminatesalowtirepressuretell-
talewhenoneormoreofyourtiresissignificant-
lyunder-inflated.Accordingly,whenthelowtire
pressuretelltaleilluminates,youshouldstopand
checkyourtiresassoonaspossible,andinflate
themtotheproperpressure.Drivingonasignifi-
cantlyunder-inflatedtirecausesthetiretoover-
heatandcanleadtotirefailure.Under-inflation
alsoreducesfuelefficiencyandtiretreadlife,
andmayaffectthevehicle'shandlingandstop-
pingability.
PleasenotethattheTPMSisnotasubstitutefor
propertiremaintenance,anditisthedriver'sre-
sponsibilitytomaintaincorrecttirepressure,
evenifunder-inflationhasnotreachedthelevel
totriggerillumination oftheTPMSlowtirepres-
suretelltale.
YourvehiclehasalsobeenequippedwithaTPMS
malfunctionindicatortoindicatewhenthesys-
temisnotoperatingproperly.TheTPMSmal-
functionindicatoriscombinedwiththelowtire
pressuretelltale.Whenthesystemdetectsa
malfunction,thetelltalewillflashforapproxi-
matelyone minuteandthenremaincontinuously
illuminated.Thissequencewillcontinueupon
subsequentvehiclestart-upsaslongasthe mal-
functionexists.
Whenthemalfunctionindicatorisilluminated,
thesystemmaynotbeabletodetectorsignal
lowtirepressureasintended.TPMSmalfunctions
mayoccurforavarietyofreasons,includingthe
installationofreplacementoralternatetiresor
wheelsonthevehiclethatpreventtheTPMS
fromfunctioningproperly.Alwayscheck the
TPMSmalfunctiontelltaleafterreplacingoneor
moretiresorwheelsonyourvehicletoensure
thatthereplacementoralternatetiresand
wheelsallowtheTPMStocontinuetofunction
properly.
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4M0012721BG
Index
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TireMobilitySystem(tirerepairset).......352
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Low-profiletires..............000000.342
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Tifepressures:< sanes: sseenybeens:eee336
Tirepressuremonitoringsystem....343,344
Tirepressuretable.................0..337
Tirepressure(trailertowing)............92
TreadWearindicatorsscc:& ssenseswoainsi6axe335
Unidirectional................002.328,357
Uniformtirequalitygrading............342
Tiresandwheels
Glossaryoftireandloadingterminology..329
Tiresandvehicleloadlimits............338
TMC
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Tone(sound)
refertoAdjustingthesound............251
TOOL.eeeecteee352
Tornorfrayedsafetybelts...............263
Touch
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Towing
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TOWINGLOOPsicss< ¢cams¢ 5dame2ote366,367
TPMS
Tirepressuremonitoringsystem........344
Trafficinformation«ce.s=sec.«see219,220
Trafficjamassist........2.-..00--0000-107
TrafficmessageS...........0-00eeeeeee215
Trafficsignrecognition...............00.97
Tirailerloadbec«+sumivine« «cessioncimnane6 9axanene«376
Trailermode(navigation)...............213
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Trailerload...2...eeeeeeeee92
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Treble(sound).............000cceceeee251
Tripcomputer...........00.0.0000000019)
Turnassist...2.0...eeeeeeeeeeee112
Turnsignal.......20.0...cee eee eeeeee43
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Unfasteningsafetybelts................265
Uniformtirequalitygrading.............342
Unlockingandlocking.................--28
Byremotecontrol................0000531
Usingthelockcylinder.................33
Withthecentrallockingswitch..........32
Withtheconveniencekey...............31
Withthevehiclekey..............-.04.31
Updatingstations(radio)................222
USB
chargingport..................60,233
USBstick
refertoAudimusicinterface...........233
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Vehicle
Gare/cleaningsae+2wea2wowsgoweesey346
DIMENSIONSscorersvovcorevowoieonve8 wwniesees8os375
Identificationdata...................375
QUCORSENVICEecmex xcen¢ xeeex 2onea351
RAISING’.«wen«commsmucmanere8 @ome&xmere356
Transporting.....0...cee eeeeee369
Vehiclebattery
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Wehicl@Cat@cas«scasa= 5neaisxseeeSsBee346
Vehicleidentificationnumber............375
Vehiclejack...6...eeeeeeeeeeee352
Liftitigpoints:¢ 2eeessecowseseeecveee356
Tirechange:mode«sss«6mewn4 6wows9ws354
Vehiclekeys« »sassx «saws¢ ¢easosewes28,29
Convenienceopening/closing............38
LED...ees30
Mechanicalkey......cccseseecseeeweees30
Personalconveniencesettings...........29
Replacing thebattery..................30
Unlockingandlocking................--31
‘Vehicle:tOOLKit:»ews« saya: sswe3xees352
Ventilation...............-....2.000000-67
Versioninformation..............000005251
VIEWbutton...2.6.6...ceceeeeeee16
Voiceguidance
refertoMultifunctionsteeringwheel..16,18
Voicemail...2.0.2...eeeeeeeee188
389