Tires, Wheels and Loading
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donotallowwavestobreakhigherthan6inches(15cm)abovethe
bottomedgeoftherearbumper.
Exceedingtheselimitsmayallowwatertoentervehiclecomponents:
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causinginternaldamagetothecomponents.
affectingdriveability,emissionsandreliability.
Replacetherearaxlelubricantanytimetheaxlehasbeensubmergedin
water.Rearaxlelubricantquantitiesarenottobecheckedorchanged
unlessaleakissuspectedorrepairrequired.
RECREATIONAL TOWING
Followtheseguidelinesforyourspecificpowertraincombinationtotow
yourvehicleforpersonaltravel(suchasbehindamotorhomeora
truck).
Note:Putyourclimatecontrolsysteminrecirculatedairmodeto
preventexhaustfumesfromenteringthevehicle.RefertotheClimate
controlschapterformoreinformation.
Incaseofroadsideemergencywithadisabledvehicle,pleasereferto
WreckertowingintheRoadsideEmergencieschapter.
Theseguidelinesaredesignedtopreventdamagetoyourvehicle.
FrontWheelDrive(FWD)vehicles:
TowyourFrontWheelDrivevehiclewithallfourwheelsontheground
orwiththefrontwheelsoffthegroundbyusingatowdolly.Ifyouare
usingatowdollyfollowtheinstructionsspecifiedbytheequipment
provider.
Note:Ifyoutowyourvehiclewithallfourwheelsontheground,follow
theseinstructions:
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Towonlyintheforwarddirection.
Releasetheparkingbrake.
Placethetransmissionshiftleverin(N)Neutral.
Placetheignitiontotheaccessoryposition(refertoStartinginthe
Drivingchapter).
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Donotexceed70mph(113km/h)withmanualtransmissionvehicles
and65mph(105km/h)forautomatictransmissionvehicles.
Starttheengineandallowittorunforfiveminutesatthebeginning
ofeachdayandateachfuelstop.
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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