winter tires HONDA ODYSSEY 2009 RB3-RB4 / 4.G Owners Manual

Driving with varying tire or wheel
sizes may cause the VSA to
malf unction. When replacing tires,
make sure they are of the same size
and type as your original tires (see
page ).
If you install winter tires, make sure
they are the same size as those that
were originally supplied with your
vehicle. Exercise the same caution
during winter driving as you would if
your vehicle was not equipped with
VSA.
This switch is under the lef t vent.
Press it to turn the VSA system on
and off.
When VSA is off, the VSA activation
indicator comes on as a reminder.
VSA is turned on every time you
start the engine, even if you turned it
off the last time you drove the
vehicle.
Immediately af ter f reeing your
vehicle, be sure to switch the VSA on
again. We do not recommend driving
your vehicle with the VSA and
traction control systems switched off.
In this case, you cannot turn of f the
VSA using the OFF switch again. If the low tire pressure/TPMS
indicator comes on, see page .
Or, if the multi-inf ormation display
shows a ‘‘CHECK TPMS
SYSTEM’’ message with the
indicator f lashing, see page .
In certain unusual conditions when
your vehicle gets stuck in shallow
mud or f resh snow, it may be easier
to free it with the VSA temporarily
switched of f . When the VSA system
is of f , the traction control system is
alsooff.Youshouldonlyattemptto
f ree your vehicle with the VSA of f if
you are not able to f ree it when the
VSA is on. 88
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Touring modelsVSA and Tire Sizes
VSA OFF Switch
Vehicle Stability A ssist (VSA), aka Electronic Stability Control (ESC), System
Driving
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VSA OFF
SWITCH VSA OFF SWITCH
LXand DX models
EX-L, EX and Touring models
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Wheels:
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 the 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.
There are no snow tires compatible
with the PAX system.
Tires:
Mount tire chains on your tires when
required by driving conditions or
local laws. Install them only on the
f ront tires.
Because your vehicle has limited tire
clearance, Honda strongly
recommends using the chains listed
below.
See page f or inf ormation about
DOT Tire Quality Grading, and page f or tire size and labeling
inf ormation. Link-type: SCC Quick Grip QG1142
Cable-type: SCC SC Cable SC1042
Link-type: SCC Quick Grip QG1138
Cable-type: SCC SC Cable SC1038
Link-type: Laclede 1142
Cable-type: SCC SC Cable SC1042
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All models except Touring models
All models except Touring models All except Touring models
On Touring models
Touring models without the Michelin
PAXsystem
On models with the Michelin
PAX
system
Touring models without the Michelin
PAXsystem
On models with the Michelin
PAX
system On models with Michelin
PAXsystem
Tires
Wheel and T ire Specif ications Winter Driving
Snow T iresTire Chains
Maint enance
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16x7J
225 x 460A
235/65R16 103T
235-710R460A 104T
17x7J
235/60R17 102T
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(TPMS)
(TPMS&PAX)
(PAX)
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