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ability to stop on wet pavement as measu red
un-
der controlled conditions on specified govern-
ment test surfaces of asphalt and concrete. A tire
marked C may have poor traction performance
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_&.
Temperature
The temperature grades are A (the highest),
B,
and
C,
representing the tire's
resistance
to the
generation of heat and its ability to dissipate
heat when tested under controlled condition
s
on
a specified indoor
laboratory
test wheel.
Sustained high temperature can cause the mate-
rial of the tire to degenerate and reduce tire life,
and excessive temperature can lead
t
o sudden
tire failure
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.&.
The grade
C
corresponds to a
level
of perform
-
ance which all passenger car tires must meet un-
der the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
No.
109.
Grades
B
and A represent higher
levels
of performance on the laboratory test wheel than
the minimum required by
law.
.&_
WARNING
The traction grade assigned to this tire
is
based on straight-ahead braking traction
tests, and
does not include acceleration
,
cor-
nering, hydroplaning or peak traction charac-
teristics.
A
WARNING
The temperature
grade
for this tire is estab-
lished for a tire that is properly inflated and
not overloaded. Excessive speed, underinfla-
tion, or excessive loading, either separately or
in combination, can cause heat buildup and
possible tire failure.
A
WARNING
-
-
Temperature grades apply to tires that are
properly inflated and not over or underinflat-
ed.
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Tire pressure
monitoring
system
ill
General
notes
Each tire, including the spare (if provided),
should be checked monthly when cold and inflat-
ed to the inflation pressure recommended by the
vehicle manufacturer on the vehicle placard or
tire inflation pressure label. (If your vehicle has
tires of a different size than the size indicated on
the vehicle placard or tire inflat ion pressure la-
bel,
you should determine the proper t ire infla-
tion pressure
for
those
tires).
As an added safety feature, your vehicle has been
equipped with a
tire
pressure mon itoring system
(TPMS) that illuminates a low tire pressure tell-
ta le when one or more of your
tires
is significant-
ly under-inflated. Accordingly, when the low t ire
pressure te lltale illuminates, you should stop and
check your tires as soon as possible, and inflate
them to th
e
proper pressure
.
Driving on a sign ifi-
cantly under-inflated tire causes the tire to
over-
heat and can lead to tire failure
.
Under-inflation
also reduces fuel efficiency and tire tread life,
and may affect the vehicle's handling and stop-
ping
ability.
Please note that the TPMS is not a substitute for
proper tire maintenance, and it is the driver's re-
spons ibility to maintain correct t ire pressure,
even
if under-inflation
has not
reached the
level
to t rigger illumination of the TPMS low t ire pres-
sure telltale
.
Your vehicle
has
also been equipped with a TPMS
malfunction
indicator
to indicate when the sys-
tem is not operating properly
.
The TPMS mal-
funct ion indicator is
combined
with the low tire
pressure telltale.
When
the system detects a
malfunction, the telltale will flash for
approxi-
mately one minute and then remain continuously
illuminated.
This sequence will continue upon
subsequent vehicle start-ups as
long
as the mal-
function exists.
When the malfunction indicator is illuminated,
the system may not be able to
detect
or signal
low tire pressure as intended. TPMS malfunctions
may occur for a variety of reasons, including the
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