snow chains HONDA CIVIC 2005 7.G Owners Manual

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Wheels:
Tires: Tires marked ‘‘M S’’ or ‘‘All
Season’’ on the sidewall have an all-
weather tread design suitable for
most winter driving conditions.
For the best perf ormance in snowy
or icy conditions, you should install
snow tires or tire chains. They may
be required by local laws under
certain conditions.
If you mount snow tires on your
vehicle, make sure they are radial
tires of the same size and load range
as original tires. Mount snow tires on
all f our wheels. The traction
provided by snow tires on dry roads
maybelowerthanyouroriginaltires.
Check with the tire dealer f or
maximum speed recommendations.
See page f or DOT tire quality
grading inf ormation, and page
f or tire size inf ormation.
(DX)
(LX, EX and Canadian Si)
(DX)
(Canadian LX)
(U.S.EX,LX,CanadianSi)
210
212
Wheel and T ire Specif ications Winter Driving
Snow T ires
Tires
176
14x51/2JJ
15x6JJ
P185/70R14 87S
P185/65R15 86H
P195/60R15 87H
Installing improper tires on your
vehicle can affect handling and
stability. This can cause a crash
in which you can be seriously
hurt or killed.
Always use the size and type of
tires recommended in this
owner’s manual.
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Check the inf lation pressure of the
compact spare tire every time you
check the other tires. It should be
inf lated to:Follow these precautions:
Never exceed 50 mph (80 km/h).
This tire gives a harsher ride and
less traction on some road sur-
f aces. Use greater caution while
driving.
Use the compact spare tire as a
temporary replacement only. Get
your regular tire repaired or replaced,
and put it back on your vehicle as
soon as you can.
Replace the tire when you can see
the tread wear indicator bars. The
replacement should be the same size
and design tire, mounted on the
same wheel. The spare tire is not
designed to be mounted on a regular
wheel, and the spare wheel is not
designed f or mounting a regular tire.
Do not mount snow chains on the
compact spare tire.
Do not use your compact spare
tire on another vehicle unless it is
thesamemakeandmodel.
On models with manual
transmission, do not drive f or a
long period with the compact
spare tire mounted on a f ront
wheel; it will damage the limited
slip dif f erential.
Compact Spare Tire
182
INDICATOR LOCATION MARK
TREAD WEAR INDICATOR BAR
60 psi (420 kPa , 4.2 kgf/cm)
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CONT INUED
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Snow Tires . 176
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Sound System . 92
Spare Tire
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Inf lating . 182
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Specif ications . 209
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Specif ications Charts . 208
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Speed Control . 117
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Spotlights . 84
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SRS, Additional Inf ormation . 23
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Additional Safety Precautions . 29
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Airbag Service . 28
How the Side Airbag Cutof f
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Indicator Works . 28
How the SRS Indicator
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Works . 27
How Your Front Airbags .........................................
Work . 24
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How Your Side Airbags Work . 26
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SRS Components . 23
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SRS Indicator . 27, 57
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START (Ignition Key Position) . 71
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State Emissions Testing . 218
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Starting the Engine . 135
In Cold Weather at High ..................................
Altitude . 135
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With a Dead Battery . 190 ........
Steam Coming f rom Engine . 191
Steering Wheel
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Adjustment . 68
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Anti-theft Column Lock . 71
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Stereo Sound System . 92
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Storing Your Vehicle . 179
Supplemental Restraint
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System . 11, 23
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Servicing . 28
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SRS Indicator . 27, 57
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System Components . 23
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Synthetic Oil . 155
Taillights, Changing
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Bulbs . 166, 167
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Taking Care of the Unexpected . 181
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Tape Player . 112
Technical Descriptions
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DOT Tire Quality Grading . 210
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Emissions Control Systems . 215
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Oxygenated Fuels . 213
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State Emissions Testing . 218
Three Way Catalytic
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Converter . 217 .................................
Tire Labeling . 212
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Temperature Gauge . 62
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Tether Anchor Points . 42
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Thef t Protection . 114
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Three Way Catalytic Converter . 217
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Time, Setting the . 115
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Timing Belt . 160
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Tire Chains . 177
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Tire, How to Change a Flat . 183
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Tire Inf ormation . 210
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Tires . 171
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Air Pressure . 173
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Checking Wear . 174
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Compact Spare . 182
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DOT Tire Quality Grading . 210
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Inf lation . 172
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Inspection . 174
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Maintenance . 174
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Replacing . 175
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Rotating . 175
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Snow . 176
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Specif ications . 209
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Tire Chains . 177
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Tools, Tire Changing . 183
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