Wear Indicators - Honda Civic 2017 Owner's Manual

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Wear Indicators

Example of a Wear
Indicator mark
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The groove where the wear indicator is
located is 1.6 mm shallower than elsewhere
on the tyre. If the tread has worn so that the
indicator is exposed, replace the tyre.
Worn out tyres have poor traction on wet
roads.
1Checking Tyres
High speed driving
1.5 L engine models
We recommend that you do not drive faster than the
posted speed limits and conditions allow. If you drive
at sustained high speeds (over 160 km/h), adjust the
cold tyre pressures as shown below to avoid excessive
heat build up and sudden tyre failure.
Tyre Size 215/50R17 91V
Pressure Front: 240 kPa (2.4 kgf/cm
Rear: 230 kPa (2.3 kgf/cm
2.0 L engine models
We recommend that you do not drive faster than the
posted speed limits and conditions allow. If you drive
at sustained high speeds (over 220 km/h), adjust the
cold tyre pressures as shown below to avoid excessive
heat build up and sudden tyre failure.
Tyre Size 245/30ZR20 90Y
Number of
Pressure
occupants
1
Front: 280 kPa (2.8 bar, 41 psi)
Rear: 230 kPa (2.3 bar, 33 psi)
2
3 Front: 290 kPa (2.9 bar, 42 psi)
Rear: 250 kPa (2.5 bar, 36 psi)
4
2 , 35 psi)
2 , 33 psi)