Nissan Tiida Versa owners manual page 293

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TOWINGATRAILER UNIFORMTIREQUALITYGRADING Donottowatrailer with your vehicle.Automatic Transmission DOT (Department of Transportation) Quality FLATTOWING To tow a vehicle equipped with an automaticGrades: All passenger car tires must conform to transmission, an appropriate vehicle dolly MUSTfederal safety requirements in addition to these Towing your vehicle with all four wheels on thebe placed under the towed vehicle’s drivegrades. ground is sometimes called flat towing. Thiswheels. Always follow the dolly manufacturer’sQualitygradescanbefoundwhereapplicableon methodissometimesusedwhentowingavehiclerecommendations when using their product.the tire sidewall between tread shoulder and behind a recreational vehicle, such as a motor maximumsection width. For example: home. Continuously Variable Transmission To tow a vehicle equipped with a continuouslyTreadwear 200 Traction AA Temperature A CAUTION variable transmission, an appropriate vehicleTreadwear ● Failure to follow these guidelines candolly MUSTbeplacedunderthetowedvehicle’sThe treadwear grade is a comparative rating result in severe transmission damage.drive wheels. Always follow the dolly manufac-based on the wear rate of the tire when tested ● Whenever flat towing your vehicle, al-turer’s recommendations when using their prod-under controlled conditions on a specified gov- waystowforward, never backward.uct. ernment test course. For example, a tire graded ● DO NOT tow any continuously variableManual Transmission 150 would wear one and one-half (1 1/2) times transmission vehicle with all four aswellonthegovernmentcourseasatiregraded wheelsontheground(flattowing).Do-● Always tow with the manual transmission in100. The relative performance of tires depends ingsoWILLDAMAGEinternaltransmis-Neutral. upontheactualconditions of their use, however, sion parts due to lack of transmission● After towing 500 miles (805 km), start andandmaydepartsignificantlyfromthenormdueto lubrication. idle the engine with the transmission in Neu-variations in driving habits, service practices and ● Foremergencytowingproceduresrefertral for two minutes. Failure to idle the enginedifferences in road characteristics and climate. to “Towing recommended by NISSAN”after every 500 miles (805 km) of towingTraction AA, A, B and C inthe“Incaseofemergency”sectionofmay cause damage to internal transmissionThe traction grades, from highest to lowest, are this manual. parts. AA, A, B, and C. Those grades represent the tire’s ability to stop on wet pavement as mea- sured under controlled conditions on specified government test surfaces of asphalt and con- crete. A tire marked C may have poor traction performance. Technical and consumer information 9-17 REVIEWCOPY—2009Versa(vrs) Owners Manual—USA_English (nna) 09/10/08—debbie

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