Load index
8 8:
R "Light load": light load tires
R "C": commercial tires Information on definitions (tires and load‐
ing)
Ti re stru ctu reand characteristics: describes
th en umber of la yers or then umber of rubber-
coated la yers inthet iret read and thet irew all.
These ar emade of steel, nylon, pol yester and
ot her materials.
Bar: metric unit fort irep ressu re.
14 .5038 pounds per squar einc h( psi) and
10 0k ilopascals (kPa) ar ethe equivalent of 1bar.
DO T(Department of Transportation): DOT
mar kedt ires fulfill ther equirements of the
U. S. Depa rtment of Transpor tatio n.
Av erag eweight of vehicl eoccupants: the
number of occupants forw hichthe vehicle is
designed multiplied by150lbs (68 kg).
Un ifor mT ireQ uality Grading Standards: auni‐
fo rm standar dtog rade theq uality of tires with
re ga rdstot read quality ,tiret raction and temp er‐
atur echaracteristics. The quality grading assess‐
men tism adebythem anufacturer in accordance
wit htests pecifications of theU .S. go vernment.
The quality grade of atireisi mprinted on the
side wall of thet ire.
Re commended tir epressu re:ther ecommen‐
ded tir epressur eist he pressur especified fort he
tires ins talled on thev ehicle at thef actor y.
The Tire and Loadin gInforma tionp lacar dcon‐
ta ins ther ecommended tir epressures forc old
tires, them aximum permissible load and the
maximu mpermissible vehicle speed.
The tir epressur etable con tains ther ecommen‐
ded tir epressures forc old tires under various
operating conditions, i.e. load and/or speed of
th ev ehicle.
Increased vehicl eweight due tooptional
equipment: thec ombined weight of all standard
and optional equipmen tavailable fort he vehicle,
re ga rdless of whe ther it is actuall yins talled on
th ev ehicle or not.
Rim: thep artoft he wheel on whic hthe tir eis
ins talled.
GA WR (Gross AxleW eightRating): GAWR is the
gross axle weight rating .The actual load on an
axl em ustn ever exc eed theG ross Axle Weight Ra
ting .You can find theG ross Axle Weight Rating
on theB -pillar on thed rive r's side.
Speed rating: thes peed rating is pa rtof thet ire
identification .Itspecifies thes peed rang ef or
whic hatireisa pprove d.
GV W( Gross Vehicl eW eight): theG ross Vehicle
We ight includes thew eight of thev ehicle includ‐
ing fuel, tools, thes par ew heel, accessories
ins talled, occupants, luggag eand thet railer
dr aw bar nose weight if applicable. The Gross Vehi‐
cle Weight mus tnever exc eed theG ross Vehicle
We ight Rating (GVWR )specifie donthe B-pillar on
th ed rive r's side.
GV WR (Gross Vehicl eW eight Rating): the
GV WR is them aximum permitted gross weight of
th ef ully laden vehicle (weight of thev ehicle
including all accessories, occupants, fuel, lug‐
ga ge and thet railer dr awbar nose weight if appli‐
cable). The Gross Vehicle Weight Rating is speci‐
fi ed on thev ehicle identification plat eonthe B-
pillar on thed rive r's side.
Maximum weight of thel aden vehicle: the
maximu mweight is thes um of thev ehicle's curb
we ight ,weight of thea ccessories, maximum load
and thew eight of thef actor yins talled optional
equipment.
Kilopascal (kPa): metric unitfort irep ressu re.
6.9 kP aarethee quivalent of 1psi. Ano ther unit
fo rt irep ressu reis bar .100 kilopascals (kPa) are
th ee quivalent of 1bar.
Load index: in additiontothel oad-bearing index,
th el oad inde xmayalso be imprinted on thes ide‐
wa ll of thet ire. This specifies thel oad-bearing
capacity mor eprecisel y.
Cur bw eight: thew eight of avehicle wit hstand‐
ar de quipmen tincludin gthe maximum capacity
of fuel, oil and coolant. It also includes thea ir-
conditioning sy stem and optional equipment if
th ese ar einstalled on thev ehicle, but does not
include passenger sorluggage.
Maximum tir eload: them aximum tir eload is
th em aximum permissible weight in kilog rams or
lbs forw hichat ireisa pprove d.
Maximum permissible tir epressure: maximum
permissible tir epressur efor one tire.
Maximum load on one tire: maximum load on
one tire. This is calculated bydividing them axi‐
mum axle load foro ne axle bytwo.
PSI (pounds per squar einch): standar dunit of
measuremen tfor tir epressu re. Wheels and tires
237
Decla
ratio nofc onform ity
Ve hicle componentsw hichreceive
and/or transmit radio wav es .............. 24
Wi reless vehicle components. ............24
DEF ................................................ 136, 257
Ad ditiv e................................... .136, 257
Displ aying thef ill le vel. .................... .137
Filling capacity ................................. 258
Pu rity ........................................ 136, 257
Re filling ............................................ 137
Definitions (ti resa nd loading) ............ 237
Diagnostics connection .........................25
Diesel Lowo utside temp eratures ............... 255
No tes. .............................................. 255
Diesel particulat efilter
Au tomatic rege neration .................... 12 0
Displ aying load ................................ .120
No tes. ............................................... 12 0
Digita lspe edome ter............................. 173
Dimming thei nsid erearvi ewmirror .... 98
DIREC TSELECT lever ............................ 12 2
Engaging driv eposit ion. ................... 12 3
Engaging neutral ............................... 12 2
Engaging pa rkposition automati‐
call y................................................. .123
Engaging reve rseg ear ...................... 12 2
Fu nctio n........................................... 12 2
Selecting pa rkposition .....................1 23
Dire ction indicator
see Indicator
Displa y(care) ........................................ 204
Displa y(on-boar dcompu ter) ............... 171
Displa ymessage .................................. 269
Callin gup( on-boar dcompu ter) ........ 269
No tes. .............................................. 269
Displa ymessages
00AC ............................................... 278
00B2 ---mph................................... 275
003D 12VB atter ySee Operator's
Manual .............................................2 80
0099 Additiv eSystemF ault Emer‐
ge ncy Op.: XXX mphS ee Opera‐
to r's Manual .................................... .282
0099 Additiv eSystemF ault See
Operator' sManual .......................... .282 0099
Additiv eSystemF ault Starts
until Emerg. Op. :XXX See Opera‐
to r's Manual ..................................... 282
Û ATTENTION ASSIS TInopera‐
tive ................................................... 277
Û ATTENTION ASSIS T:Take a
Break! ............................................... 278
0049 AutoLam pFunction Inope ra‐
tive ................................................... 289
004D CheckBrake Fluid Le vel.......... 272
00AC CheckCoolan tLeve lSee
Opera tor's Manual ............................ 281
00B2 CheckEngine Oil AtNext
Re fueling .......................................... 279
00B2 CheckEngineO il Le vel(Add
1L iter) ............................................ .279
003A CheckFuel Filter ..................... 278
0049 CheckLeftL ow Beam (e xam‐
ple) .................................................. .289
0077 CheckTires ............................. 283
00B2 CheckWashe rFluid ................2 85
00AC Coolant TooH otStop Vehicle
Tu rn Engine Off ................................ 280
00CE Currently Un available Cam‐
er aD irty .......................................... .276
0025 Currentl yU navailable See
Opera tor's Manual ............................ 274
00E5 Currentl yU navailable See
Opera tor's Manual ............................ 274
00AF Don't Forget Your Key ............ .284
00B3 Engine Oi lLeve lCann otBe
Measured ......................................... 278
00B2 Engine Oi lLeve lLow Stop
Ve hicle Turn Engine Off .................... 279
00B2 Engine Oi lPressur eStop
Switc hOffEngine ............................. 278
00B2 Engine Oi lReduce Oil Le vel.....2 79
0075 Front Lef tMalfunction
Service Required (e xample).............. 270
00D4 Fuel Le velL ow ........................ .278
0024 Incline TooS teep See Opera‐
to r's Manual ..................................... 271
003B Inoperativ eBatter yLow .......... 286 304
Index
0027
Brakewarning lam p(red)
(USA) ........................................ 293, 294
00AC Coolant warning lam p............. 297
00BA Distanc ewarning lam p........... .296
0024 Electric parkin gbrake
applied redi ndicator lam p(Can‐
ada) does no tlight up ...................... 290
0049 Electricp arkin gb rake
applied redi ndicator lam p(USA)
does no tlight up .............................. 290
0024 Electricp arkin gb rake mal‐
functioning yello wi ndicator lamp
light sup. .................................. 290, 291
003D Electrical ma lfunction warn‐
ing lam p........................................... 297
00B9 Engine diagnosi swarning
lam p................................................. 298
00BB ESP®
OF Fw arning lam p......... .295
00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam pflashes .... .295
00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam plight sup. .. 294
00D4 Fuelreser vewarning lam p......2 97
00CC Powe rsteering sy stem warn‐
ing lam p........................................... 296
0024 Rede lect ricp arkin gb rake
applied indicator lam p(Canada)
fl ashes .............................................. 291
0024 Rede lect ricp arkin gb rake
applied indicator lam p(Canada)
light sup. .................................. 291, 292
0049 Rede lect ricp arkin gb rake
applied indicator lam p(USA)
fl ashes .............................................. 291
0049 Rede lect ricp arkin gb rake
applied indicator lam p(USA) lights
up ............................................ .291,2 92
0024 Redp arkin gbrake applied
indicator lam p(Canada) lights up .....2 92
0049 Redp arkin gbrake applied
indicator lam p(USA) lights up .......... 292
0075 Restra int sy stem warning
lam p................................................. 294
0076 Seat bel twarning lamp
fl ashes ............................................ .296 0076
Seat bel twarning lam plights
up .................................................... .296
0024 The electric parking brake
malfunctioning yello wi ndicator
lam pdoes no tlight up ...................... 292
0077 Tire pressur emonitoring sys‐
te mw arning lam pflashes ................ 298
0077 Tire pressur emonitoring sys‐
te mw arning lam plight sup. ............ .298
Wa rranty .................................................27
Wa rranty term sand conditions ............ 22
Wa sher fluid
see Windshield washer fluid (no tes)
Wa shing byhand (care) ....................... 201
Wheel rotation ...................................... 24 0
Wheel size categori es.......................... 24 0
Wheel wrench ....................................... 241
Wheels Care ................................................. 202
Characteristics of thet ire. ................ 235
Checking .......................................... 222
Checking thet irep ressur e(tire
pressur emonitoring sy stem) ............ 230
Definition s........................................2 37
DO T,Tire Identification Number
(TIN) ................................................. 234
Flat tir e............................................. 208
Ins talling .......................................... .244
Load inde x........................................ 235
Load-bearing capacity ...................... 235
Maximu mtirel oad ........................... 235
Maximu mtirep ressur e.................... 235
Noise ................................................ 222
No tesoni nstalling .......................... .238
Overvie woftirel ab eling ................... 233
Re moving ........................................ .244
Re placing .................................. 238, 241
Re startin gthe tir epressur emoni‐
to r. ................................................... 230
Ro tating ............................................ 24 0
Selecting .......................................... 238
Size designation ............................... 235
Sno wchains .....................................2 23
Speed rating ..................................... 235
St oring ..............................................2 41
Te mp eratur egrade ........................... 233
Ti re and Loading In form atio nplac‐
ar d. .................................................. .231
Ti re pressur e(notes) ........................ 224 318
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