Honda Civic Owners Manual: DOT Tire Quality Grading (U.S. Vehicles)
Honda Civic Owners Manual / Maintenance / Checking and Maintaining Tires / DOT Tire Quality Grading (U.S. Vehicles)
The tires on your vehicle meet all U.S. Federal Safety Requirements. All tires are also graded for treadwear, traction, and temperature performance according to Department of Transportation (DOT) standards. The following explains these gradings.
Glossary of Tire Terminology
Cold Tire Pressure - The tire air pressure when the vehicle has been parked
for at
least three hours or driven less than 1 mile (1.6 km).
Load Rating - Means the maximum load that a tire is rate ...
Uniform Tire Quality Grading
Quality grades can be found where applicable on the tire sidewall
between tread shoulder and maximum section width.
Uniform Tire Quality Grading
For example:
Treadwear 200
Tracti ...
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Honda Civic Owners Manual. Overheating
How to Handle Overheating
Overheating symptoms are as follows:
The temperature gauge pointer is at the H mark or the engine
suddenly loses
power.
Steam or spray comes out of the engine compartment.
First thing to do
Immediately park the vehicle in a safe pl ...
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