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•Add particular accessories to your vehicle (e.g. bug deflectors,
rollbars/light bars, running boards, ski racks).
•Drive with the wheels out of alignment.
DRIVING THROUGH WATER
If driving through deep or standing
water is unavoidable, proceed very
slowly. Never drive through water
that is higher than the bottom of
the wheel rims (for cars) or the
bottom of the hubs (for trucks).
When driving through water, traction or brake capability may be limited.
Also, water may enter your engine’s air intake and severely damage your
engine or your vehicle may stall.
Note:Driving through deep water where the transmission vent tube is
submerged may allow water into the transmission and cause internal
transmission damage.
Note:Once through the water, always dry the brakes by moving your
vehicle slowly while applying light pressure on the brake pedal. Wet
brakes do not stop the vehicle as quickly as dry brakes.
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Tire and Wheel Alignment
A bad jolt from hitting a curb or pothole can cause the front end of your
vehicle to become misaligned or cause damage to your tires. If your
vehicle seems to pull to one side when you’re driving, the wheels may be
out of alignment. Have an authorized dealer check the wheel alignment
periodically.
Wheel misalignment in the front or the rear can cause uneven and rapid
treadwear of your tires and should be corrected by an authorized dealer.
Front-wheel drive vehicles and those with an independent rear
suspension (if equipped) may require alignment of all four wheels.
The tires should also be balanced periodically. An unbalanced tire and
wheel assembly may result in irregular tire wear.
Tire Rotation
Note:If your tires show uneven wear ask an authorized dealer to check
for and correct any wheel misalignment, tire imbalance or mechanical
problem involved before tire rotation.
Note:Your vehicle may be equipped with a dissimilar spare tire and
wheel assembly. A dissimilar spare tire and wheel assembly is defined as
a spare tire and wheel that is different in brand, size or appearance from
the road tires and wheels. If you have a dissimilar spare tire and wheel
assembly, it is intended for temporary use only and should not be used
in a tire rotation.
Note:After having your tires rotated, inflation pressure must be checked
and adjusted to the vehicle requirements.
Rotating your tires at the recommended interval (as indicated in the
Scheduled Maintenancechapter) will help your tires wear more evenly,
providing better tire performance and longer tire life.
•Front-wheel drive (FWD)
vehicles (front tires at left of
diagram)
Sometimes irregular tire wear can be corrected by rotating the tires.
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T
Temperature control
(see Climate control) ...............113
Text messaging .........................293
Text messaging (sending,
downloading, deleting) .....293, 295
Tilt steering wheel ......................72
Tires ...........................228–229, 248
alignment ................................242
care ..........................................228
changing ..................................248
checking the pressure ............238
inflating ...................................236
label .........................................235
replacing ..................................240
rotating ....................................242
safety practices .......................241
sidewall information ...............231
snow tires and chains ............243
spare tire .................................248
terminology .............................229
tire grades ...............................229
treadwear ........................228, 238
Towing .......................................167
recreational towing .................168
trailer towing ..........................167
wrecker ....................................167
Traction control ........................154
Traffic, Directions and
Information ................................305
Transmission
brake-shift interlock (BSI) ....146
fluid, checking and adding
(automatic) .............................202
fluid, checking and adding
(manual) .................................203
fluid, refill capacities ..............255lubricant specifications ..........255
Trunk .....................................67–68
remote release ..........................63
Turn signal ..................................78
U
USB port ....................................109
Using privacy mode ..................290
V
Vehicle health report ................303
Vehicle Identification Number
(VIN) ..........................................259
Vehicle loading ..........................161
Ventilating your vehicle ...........132
Voice commands in media
mode ..........................................311
Voice commands in phone
mode ..........................................287
W
Warning lights (see Lights) .......87
Washer fluid ..............................204
reservoir ..................................199
Water, Driving through .............172
Windows
power .........................................81
rear wiper/washer .....................76
Windshield washer fluid and
wipers
checking and adding fluid .....204
replacing wiper blades ...........207
Wrecker towing .........................167
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