Temperature – A, B, C
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 conditions on a specified indoor laboratory test wheel.
Sustained high temperature can cause the material of the tire to degenerate and reduce tire life, and excessive temperature can lead to sudden tire failure.
The grade C corresponds to a level of performance which all passenger car tires must meet under the Federal Motor 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 temperature grade for this tire is established for a tire that is properly inflated and not overloaded. Excessive speed, underinflation, or excessive loading, either separately or in combination, can cause heat buildup and possible tire failure.
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Passing
More passing distance is needed when towing a trailer. The combination will not
accelerate as quickly and is longer so it is necessary to go much farther beyond
the passed vehicle before returning ...
Entry Lighting
The headlamps, taillamps, license
plate lamps, back–up lamps, dome
lamps, and most of the interior lights
turn on briefly when the Remote
Keyless Entry (RKE) is pressed,
or when the door ha ...
Rear Storage Area
WARNING
An improperly latched and closed cargo cover, or cargo cover left in the open
position, could be thrown about the vehicle during a crash or sudden maneuver.
Someone could be injured.
Be s ...