oil GMC CANYON 2011 Owner's Guide

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C old Te m pe ra tu re Opera tio n: In an
a re a of extr e m e co ld , w here th e
t e m pe ra tu re fa ll s belo w 29°C (
 20°F ), an SA E 0W -3 0 oil sh o uld
b e use d . A n oil o f th is vis co sit y
g ra de will p ro vid e easie r co ld
s ta rtin g fo r th e engin e at extr e m ely
l o w te m pera tu re s. W hen se le ctin g
a n oil o f th e ap pro pria te vis co sit y
g ra de, be su re to alw ays se le ct
a n oil th at m eets th e re quir e d
s p ecif ic a tio n, dexo s" .S ee
 S pecif ic a tio n fo r m ore in fo rm atio n.
E ng in e Oil A ddit iv es /E ng in e
O il F lu sh esD o not add an yth in g to th e oil.
T he re co m m ende d oils wit h th e
d exo s" sp ecif ic a tio n and dis p la yin g
t h e dexo s" ce rtif ic a tio n mark
a re all th at is nee ded fo r go od
p erfo rm an ce an d engin e pro te ctio n.
E ngin e oil syste m flu sh es are not
r e co m m ende d and co uld ca use
e ngin e dam ag e no t co ve re d by th e
v e hic le warra nty .
W hat to Do wit h Used OilU se d engin e oil co nta in s ce rta in
e le m ents th at ca n be unhealt h y fo r
y o u r skin and co uld eve n ca use
c a n ce r. D o not le t use d oil sta y on
y o u r skin fo r ve ry lo ng. C le an yo ur
s kin and nails wit h so ap and wate r,
o r a good hand cle aner. W ash or
p ro perly dis p ose of clo th in g or ra gs
c o n ta in in g use d engin e oil. S ee th e
m anufa ctu re r's warn in gs about th e
u se and dis p osa lo f oil p ro ducts .
U se d oil ca n be ath re at to th e
e nvir o nm ent. If yo u ch ange yo u r
o w n oil, be su re to dra in all th e oil
f r o m th e filt e r befo re dis p osa l. N eve r
d is p ose of oil b y puttin g it in th e
t r a sh or pourin g it on th e gro und,
i n to se w ers , or in to str e am sor
b odie s of w ate r. R ecy cle it by ta kin g
i t to apla ce th at co lle cts use d oil.

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1 0-1 4 Veh ic le CareE ngin e Oil L if e Syste mW hen to Chan ge Eng in e OilT his ve hic le has a co m pute r syste m
t h at in dic a te s when to ch ange th e
e ngin e oil a nd filt e r. T his is base d
o n engin e re vo lu tio n s and engin e
t e m pera tu re , and no t on mil e age.
B ase d on driv in g co nd it io n s, th e
m ile age at w hic h an oil ch ange is
i n dic a te d ca n va ry co n sid era bly . F or
t h e oil lif e syste m to work pro perly ,
t h e syste m must be re se t eve ry tim e
t h e oil is ch ang ed.
W hen th e sy ste m ha s ca lc u la te d
t h at oil lif e has be en dim in is h ed,
i t in dic a te s th at an oil ch a nge
i s nece ssa ry . A CHAN G E OIL
m essa g e co m es on. S ee Engin e Oil
M essa ges on pag e 52 6. C hange
t h e oil a s so o n as possib le wit h in
t h e next 1 00 0 km (6 0 0 m ile s). I
t is possib le th a t, if driv in g unde r
t h e best co n dit io ns, th e oil li f e
s yste m mig ht in dic a te th at an oil
c h ange is not nece ss a ry fo r up to a
y e ar. T he eng in e oil a n d fil t e r m ust
b e ch anged at le ast once a ye a r
a nd, at th is tim e, th e syste m must
b e re se t. Y ou r deale r has tr a in e d
p eople who will p e rfo rm th is work
a nd re se t th e syste m .It is als o
i m porta nt to ch e ck th e oil re gula rly
o ve r th e co urs e of an oil d ra in
i n te rv a la nd ke ep it at th e pro per
l e ve l.
I f th e syste m is eve r re se t
a cc id enta lly , th e oil m ust be
c h anged at 5 000 km (3 ,0 0 0 m ile s)
s in ce th e la st oil ch ang e.
R em em be r to re se t th e oil lif e
s yste m when eve r th e oil is ch a ng ed.
H ow to Reset th e Engin e Oil
L if e Syste mR ese t th e syste m wheneve r th e
e n gin e oil is ch anged so th at th e
s yste m ca n ca lc u la te th e next
e n gin e oil ch ange. To re se t th e
s yste m :
1 . Turn th e ig nit io n to ON/R U N,
w it h th e engin e off .
2 . Pre ss and re le ase th e ste m
i n th e lo w er ce nte r of th e
i n str u m ent clu ste r until th e
O IL LIF E messa ge is dis p la ye d.
3 . Once th e alt e rn atin g OIL LIF E
a nd RESE T messa ges appear,
p re ss and hold th e ste m until
s e ve ra lb eeps so und. T his
c o nfir m sth at th e oil lif e syste m
h as been re se t.
4 . Turn th e ke y to LO CK/O FF.
I f th e CH AN G E OIL messa ge
c o m es back on whe n th e ve hic le is
s ta rte d, th e engin e oil lif e sy ste m
h a s not been re se t. R epeat th e
p ro ce dure .

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A uto m atic Tra n sm is sio n
F lu idW hen to Check an d Chan ge
A uto m atic Tra n sm is sio n Flu idA good tim e to ch eck th e auto m atic
t r a nsm is sio n flu id le ve lis when th e
e ngin e oil is ch ange d.
C hange th e flu id an d filt e r at th e
i n te rv a ls lis te d in Sch edule d
M ain te na nce on page 11 2 , and be
s u re to use th e tr a n sm is sio n flu id
l is te d in Reco m m end ed Flu id s and
L ubric a n ts on pa ge 11 6 .H ow to Check Auto m atic
T ra n sm is sio n Flu idB eca use th is ope ra tio n ca n be a
l it tle dif f ic u lt , it m ay be decid ed to
h ave th is do ne at th e deale r se rv ic e
d epa rtm en t.
I f not ta ke n to th e de ale r, be su re to
f o llo w all th e in str u ctio ns here , or a
f a ls e re a din g on th e dip stic k co uld
r e su lt . N
otic e: To o much or to o
l it tle flu id can dam ag e th e
t r a n sm is s io n.To o much can
m ean th at so m eof th e flu id co uld
c o m eout an d fa ll o n hot en gin e
p arts or ex h au st sy ste m parts ,
s ta rtin g afir e . To o li t t le flu id
c o uld cau se th e tr a n sm is sio n
t o overh ea t. B e su re to get an
a ccu ra te re ad in g if ch ec kin g th e
t r a n sm is s io n flu id .
W ait at le ast 30 m in u te s befo re
c h eckin g th e tr a nsm is sio n flu id le ve l
i f th e ve hic le has be en driv e n:
.
W hen ou ts id e te m pera tu re s are
a bove 32°C (9 0°F ).
.
A thig h sp ee d fo r qu it e awhile .
.
In he avy tr a ffic  esp e cia ll y in
h ot w eath er.
.
W hile pullin g atr a ile r.
T o get th e rig h t re a din g, th e flu id
s h ould be at norm alo pe ra tin g
t e m pera tu re , w hic h is 82 °C to 93°C
( 1 80°F to 200°F ). G
et th e ve hic le warm ed up by
d riv in g about 24 km (1 5 m i) w hen
o u ts id e te m pera tu re s are above
1 0 °C (5 0°F ). If it is co ld er th an 10°C
( 5 0°F ), driv e th e ve hic le in 3(T hir d )
u n til th e engin e te m pera tu re gauge
m ove s and th en re m ain s ste ady fo r
1 0 m in ute s.
A co ld flu id ch eck ca n be made
a ft e r th e ve hic le has been sit tin g
f o r eig ht hours or m ore wit h th e
e n gin e off, but th is is use d only
a s a re fe re nce . Let th e engin e ru n
a t id le fo r fiv e min ute s if outs id e
t e m pera tu re s are 10°C (5 0°F ) or
m ore . If it is co ld er th an 10°C
( 5 0°F ), th e engin e may have to
i d le lo nger. S hould th e flu id le ve lb e
l o w durin g th is co ld ch eck, ch eck
t h e flu id hot befo re addin g flu id .
C heck in g th e flu id hot giv e s a more
a cc u ra te re adin g of th e flu id le ve l.

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It does not ta ke much flu id ,
g ene ra lly le ss th a n 0.5 L (1 pt) .
D o no t ove rfill.
N otic e: Use of th e in co rre ct
a u to m atic tr a n sm is sio n flu id
m ay dam ag e th e ve h ic le , an d th e
d am ag es m ay not be co vere d by
t h e veh ic le 's warra n ty . A lw ays
u se th e au to m atic tr a n sm is sio n
f lu id lis te d in Reco m m en ded
F lu id s an d Lubric a n ts on
p ag e 11 6 ..
A fte r addin g flu id , re ch e ck th e
f lu id le ve la s describ ed under
 H ow to Check Auto m atic
T ra nsm is sio n Flu id , earlie r in
t h is se ctio n .
.
W hen th e co rre ct flu id le ve lis
o bta in ed , pu sh th e dip stic k
b ack in all th e way; th en fli p th e
h and le dow n to lo ck th e dip stic k
i n pla ce .
M an ual Tra n sm is sio n
F lu idW hen to CheckA good tim e to ch e ck th e man ual
t r a nsm is sio n flu id is when th e
e ngin e oil is ch ang ed. H ow eve r, th e
f lu id in th e manu altr a n sm is sio n
d oes not re q uir e ch angin g.H ow to Chec kB eca use th is ope ra tio n ca n be a
l i t tle dif f ic u lt , it m ay be decid e d to
h ave th is don e at th e dea le r se rv ic e
d epartm en t.
I f not ta ke n to th e dea le r, be su re to
f o ll o w all th e in str u ctio n s here , or a
f a ls e re adin g on th e dip stic k co uld
r e su lt .
N otic e: To o much or to o
l it tle flu id can dam ag e th e
t r a n sm is sio n.To o lit tle flu id
c o uld cau se th e tr a n sm is sio n
t o overh eat. B e su re to get an
a ccu ra te re ad in g if ch ec kin g th e
t r a n sm is sio n flu id . C
heck th e flu id le ve lo nly when
t h e engin e is off, th e ve hic le is
p a rk e d on a le ve lp la ce and th e
t r a n sm is sio n is co ole nough to
t o uch th e tr a nsm is sio n ca se .
A fte r th is is done:
1. Rem ove th e fill p lu g.
2 . Check th at th e lu bric a nt le ve l
i s up to th e botto m of th e fill
p lu g hole .

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E ngin e Air C le an er/F ilt e rT he engin e air cle ane r/filt e r is
l o ca te d in th e eng in e co m partm ent
o n th e passe ng er sid e of th e
v e hic le . S ee Eng in e Com partm ent
O ve rv ie w on pag e 106 fo r m ore
i n fo rm atio n on lo ca tio n.
W hen to In sp ec t th e Eng in e Air
C le an er/F il t e rIn sp ect th e air cle ane r/f il t e r at th e
s ch edule d main te na nce in te rv a ls
a nd re pla ce it at th e fir s t oil ch an ge
a fte r ea ch 80 00 0 km (5 0,0 00 m i)
i n te rv a l. S ee Sch edu le d
M ain te na nce on page 11 2 fo r
m ore in fo rm atio n . If yo u are
d riv in g in du sty /d ir ty co n dit io ns,
i n sp ect th e filt e r at each eng in e oil
c h ange.H ow to In sp ect th e Eng in e Air
C le an er/F il t e rTo in sp e ct or re p la ce th e engin e air
c le aner/filt e r, do th e fo llo w in g :
1 . Unfa ste n th e clip s th at hold th e
c o ve r on and re m ove th e co ve r.
2 . Lif t out th e engin e air cle a ner/
f ilt e r.
3 . In sp e ct or re p la ce th e air filt e r.
S ee Main te n ance Repla ce m ent
P arts on pag e 11 9 to dete rm in e
w hic h filt e r to use . 4
. Rein sta ll th e engin e air cle ane r/
f ilt e r co ve r. F aste n th e clip s to
h old th e co ve r in pla ce .
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W ARNIN G
O pera tin g th e engin e wit h th e air
c le aner/fil t e r off ca n ca use yo u
o r oth ers to be burn ed. T he air
c le aner not only cle ans th e air ; it
h elp s to sto p fla m es if th e engin e
b ack fir e s. U se ca utio n when
w ork in g on th e engin e and do not
d riv e wit h th e air cle aner/filt e r off .
N otic e: If th e air cle an er/f ilt e r is
o ff , d ir t can easily get in to th e
e n gin e, w hic h co uld dam ag e it .
A lw ays have th e air cle an er/f il t e r
i n pla ce when yo u are driv in g.

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E ngin e Coo la n tT he co o li n g syste m in th e ve hic le
i s fille d wit h DEX-C O O L
®engin e
c o ola nt. T his co o la nt is de sig ned to
r e m ain in th e ve h ic le fo r 5 ye ars or
2 40 00 0 km (1 50,0 00 m i) , w hic h eve r
o ccu rs fir s t.
T he fo llo w in g exp la in s th e co olin g
s yste m an d how to ch eck and add
c o ola nt w hen it is lo w .If th ere is a
p ro b le m wit h en gin e ove rh eatin g,
s e e Engin e Ove rh eatin g on
p age 102 4.
W hat to Use
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W ARNIN G
Addin g only pla in wate r or so m e
o th er liq uid to th e co o lin g syste m
c a n be dang ero us. P la in wate r
a nd oth e r liq uid s, ca n boil b efo re
t h e pro p er co o la nt m ix tu re will .
T he ve hic le 's co ola n t w arn in g
s yste m is se t fo r th e pro per
c o ola nt m ix tu re . W it h pla in wate r
( C ontin ued)
W ARNIN G (C ontin ued )
or th e wro ng mix tu re , th e engin e
c o uld get to o hot bu t yo u wou ld
n ot ge t th e ove rh eat w arn in g.
T he en gin e co uld ca tc h fir e and
y o u or oth ers co u ld be bu rn e d.
U se a50 /5 0 mix tu re of cle an,
d rin ka ble wate r and DEX-C O O L
c o ola n t.
U se a 50/5 0 mix tu re of cle an,
d rin ka ble wate r and DEX-C O O L
c o ola nt. If usin g th is m ix tu re ,
n oth in g els e ne eds to be add ed.
T his m ix tu re :.
G iv e s fr e ezin g pro te ctio n dow n
t o 37 °C ( 34 °F ), ou ts id e
t e m pera tu re .
.
G iv e s boilin g pro te ctio n up
t o 12 9°C (2 65°F ), eng in e
t e m pera tu re .
.
P ro te cts aga in st ru st an d
c o rro sio n.
.
W ill n ot dam age alu m in um parts .
.
H elp s ke ep th e pro per engin e
t e m pera tu re .
N otic e: If an im pro per co o la n t
m ix tu re is used ,th e en gin e co uld
o ve rh eat an d be bad ly dam ag ed .
T he re p air co st w ou ld not be
c o vere d by th e veh ic le warra n ty .
T o o much wate r in th e m ix tu re
c an fr e eze an d cra ck th e en g in e,
r a d ia to r, h eate r co re , an d oth er
p arts .
N otic e: If extr a in h ib it o rs
a n d/o r ad d it iv es are used in th e
v eh ic le 's co olin g syste m ,th e
v eh ic le co u ld be dam ag ed .U se
o nly th e pro per m ix tu re of th e
e n gin e co o la n t lis te d in th is
m an ual fo r th e co o lin g syste m .
S ee Reco m men d ed Flu id s an d
L ub ric an ts on pag e 11 6 fo r m ore
i n fo rm atio n .
N eve r dis p ose of engin e co ola nt
b y puttin g it in th e tr a sh , pourin g
i t on th e gro und, in to se w ers ,
i n to str e am sor bodie s of w ate r.

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1 0-2 2 Veh ic le CareH ave th e co ola n t ch ang ed by an
a uth oriz e d se rv ic e ce nte r, fa m ilia r
w it h le ga lre qu ir e m ents re gard in g
u se d co o la nt dis p osa l. T his will h elp
p ro te ct th e envir o n m ent and yo ur
h ealt h .C heckin g Coola n tT he ve hic le must be on ale ve l
s u rfa ce when ch eckin g th e co ola nt
l e ve l.T he co ola nt re co ve ry ta nk ca p has
t h is sy m bolo n it .
I t is lo ca te d to w ard th e re ar of
t h e engin e co m partm en t on th e
p asse n ger sid e of th e ve hic le . S ee
E ngin e Com partm ent O ve rv ie w on
p age 106 fo r m ore in fo rm atio n on
l o ca tio n. C
heck to se e if co o la nt is vis ib le in
t h e co ola nt re co ve ry ta nk. If th e
c o ola nt in sid e th e co o la nt re co ve ry
t a nk is boilin g, do not do anyth in g
e ls e until it co ols do w n. If co o la nt is
v is ib le bu t th e co ola nt le ve lis not at
o r above th e FU LL CO LD mark , add
a 50/5 0 mix tu re of cle an , drin ka b le
w ate r and DEX-C O O L co o la nt at th e
c o ola nt re co ve ry ta nk, bu t be su re
t h e co olin g sys te m is co olb efo re
t h is is done.
T he ve hic le must be on ale ve l
s u rfa ce . W he n th e en gin e is co ld ,
t h e co ola nt le ve lsh o uld be at F U LL
C O LD ,or a lit tle hig he r. W hen th e
e ngin e is warm ,th e le ve lco uld be
a bove th e FU LL CO LD le ve l.
W hen th e en gin e is co ld , th e co ola nt
l e ve lsh ould be at le ast up to th e
F U LL CO LD mark . If it is not, th ere
c o uld be ale a k in th e co olin g
s yste m .
How to Add Coo la n t to th e
R eco very Ta n k
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W ARNIN G
You ca n be burn ed if yo u sp il l
c o ola nt on hot engin e parts .
C oola nt co nta in s eth yle ne gly co l
a n d it w ill b urn if th e engin e parts
a re hot enough. D o not sp ill
c o ola nt on a hot engin e.
N otic e: This veh ic le has a
s p ecif ic co ola n t fill p ro ced ure .
F ailu re to fo llo w th is pro ced ure
c o uld cau se th e en g in e to
o verh eat an d be severe ly
d am ag ed .
W hen th e co ola nt in th e co ola nt
r e co ve ry ta nk is at th e FU LL CO LD
m ark , sta rt th e ve hic le .
I f co ola nt is needed, add th e pro pe r
D EX -C O OL co ola nt m ix tu re at th e
c o ola nt re co ve ry ta nk.

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N otic e:.U sin g th e wro ng flu id
c an bad ly dam ag e bra ke
h yd ra u lic sys te m parts .
F or exa m ple , ju st a fe w
d ro ps of m in era l- b as ed oil,
s u ch as en gin e oil, in th e
b ra ke hyd ra u lic syste m can
d am ag e bra k e hyd ra u lic
s yste m parts so bad ly th at
t h ey will h ave to be re p la ced .
D o not le t so m eo n e put in
t h e wro ng kin d of flu id ..If bra ke flu id is sp ille d on th e
v eh ic le 's pain te d su rfa ces,
t h e pain t fin is h can be
d am ag ed .B e care fu ln ot
t o sp ill b ra ke flu id on th e
v eh ic le . If yo u do,w ash it
o ff im med ia te ly .
B atte ryR efe r to th e re p la ce m ent num be r
s h ow n on th e orig in a lb atte ry la bel
w hen a ne w batte ry is needed. S ee
E ngin e Com partm ent O ve rv ie w on
p age 106 fo r ba tte ry lo ca tio n.
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D ANG ER
Batte ry posts , te rm in als , and
r e la te d acce ss o rie s co nta in le a d
a nd le a d co m poun ds, ch em ic a ls
k n ow n to th e Sta te of C alif o rn ia to
c a use ca nce r and re pro ductiv e
h arm .W ash han ds afte r hand li n g .V eh ic le Sto ra g e
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W ARNIN G
Batte rie s have acid th at ca n burn
y o u and ga s th a t ca n exp lo de.
Y ou ca n be ba dly hurt if yo u are
n ot ca re fu l. S ee Ju m p Sta rtin g on
p age 109 0 fo r tip s on work in g
a ro und a ba tte ry wit h o ut
g ett in g hurt. I
n fr e quent U sa ge: R em ove th e
b la ck, negativ e ( ) ca ble fr o m th e
b atte ry to ke ep th e batte ry fr o m
r u n nin g dow n.
E xte nded Sto ra ge: R em ove th e
b la ck, negativ e ( ) ca ble fr o m th e
b atte ry or use abatte ry tr ic kle
c h a rg er.
F our-W hee l D riv eTra n sfe r C aseW hen to Check Lu bric an t
R efe r to th e Main te nance Sch edule
t o dete rm in e how ofte n to ch eck
t h e lu bric a nt. S ee Sch edule d
M ain te nance on page 11 2 .

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F use s Usag e
C RU IS E C
ru is e Contr o l
S w it c h , In sid e
R ea rv ie w Mir ro r,
T ra nsfe r C ase
C on tr o lM odule ,
B ra ke Sw it c h ,
C lu tc h Dis a ble
D R/L C K P
ow er D oor
L ock s (If E quip ped)
D RL D
aylig ht R unnin g
L am ps
E R LS M
ass Air
F lo w (M AF)
S enso r, C an
P urg e Sole noid ,
A ir In je cto r
R ea cto r(A IR )
R ela y F
uses Usa g e
E TC E
le ctr o n ic Thro ttle
C on tr o l(E TC )
F O G/L A M P F
og La m ps
( If E quip p ed)
F R T
P R K LA M P F
ro n t P ark /T urn
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Bla ck pla te (5 4,1 )
G M C Can yon Owner M an ual - 2011
1 0-5 4 Veh ic le CareB elt
:A ru bber co ate d la ye r of
c o rd s th at is lo ca te d be tw een
t h e plie s and th e tr e a d. C ord s
m ay be made fr o m ste e lo r oth e r
r e in fo rc in g mate ria ls .
B ead:T he tir e be ad co nta in s
s te elw ir e s wra ppe d by ste el
c o rd s th at hold th e tir e onto
t h e rim .
B ia s Ply Tir e
:A pne um atic tir e
i n whic h th e pli e s are la id at
a lt e rn ate angle s le ss th an
9 0 degre es to th e ce nte rli n e
o f th e tr e ad.
C old Tir e Pre ssu re
:T he
a m ount of air pre ssu re in atir e ,
m easu re d in kP a (k il o pasca l)
o r psi (p ounds per sq ua re in ch )
b efo re atir e has built up heat
f r o m driv in g. S ee Tir e Pre ssu re
o n page 10 5 6. C
urb W eig h t
:The weig h t of a
m oto r ve hic le wit h sta ndard an d
o ptio nale qu ip m ent in clu din g th e
m axim um ca pa cit y of fu e l, oil ,
a nd co ola nt, but w it h o ut
p asse nge rs an d ca rg o.
D O T Mark in g s:A co d e
m old ed in to th e sid ew all o f a
t ir e sig nif y in g th at th e tir e is
i n co m pli a n ce wit h th e U.S .
D epartm en t of T ra nsp orta tio n
( D O T) m oto r ve hic le sa fe ty
s ta ndard s. T he DO T co de
i n clu des th e Tir e Id entif ic a tio n
N um be r (T IN ), an alp h anu m eric
d esig nato r w hic h ca n als o
i d entif y th e tir e man ufa ctu re r,
p ro ductio n pla nt, bra n d, an d
d ate of pro du ctio n.
G VW R
:Gro ss Veh ic le W eig ht
R atin g. S ee Vehic le Lo ad Lim it s
o n pag e 92 2. G
AW R FR T
:G ro ss Axle
W eig ht R atin g fo r th e fr o nt axle .
S ee Vehic le Load Lim it s on
p a ge 92 2.
G AW R RR
:G ro ss Axle
W eig ht R atin g fo r th e re ar axle .
S ee Vehic le Load Lim it s on
p a ge 92 2 .
I n te n ded Outb oard Sid ew all
:
T he sid e of an asy m m etr ic a ltir e ,
t h a t m ust alw ays fa ce outw ard
w hen mounte d on a ve hic le .
K ilo pascal (k P a)
:T he metr ic
u n it fo r air pre ssu re .
L ig h t Tru ck (L T M etr ic ) Tir e
:
A tir e use d on lig ht duty tr u cks
a n d so m e mult ip urp ose
p a sse nger ve hic le s.
L oad In dex
:A n assig ned
n u m ber ra ngin g fr o m 1to 279
t h a t co rre sp onds to th e lo ad
c a rry in g ca pacit y of a tir e .