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UNIFORMTIREQUALITYGRADING CAUTION DOT (Department of Transportation) QualityWARNING Grades: All passenger car tires must conform to ● Failure to follow these guidelines canfederal safety requirements in addition to theseThe traction grade assigned to this tire is result in severe transmission damage.grades. based on straight-ahead braking traction ● Whenever flat towing your vehicle, al- tests, and does not include acceleration, waystowforward, never backward.Qualitygradescanbefoundwhereapplicableoncornering, hydroplaning, or peak traction the tire sidewall between tread shoulder andcharacteristics. ● DONOTtowyourfrontwheeldrivecon-maximumsection width. For example: tinuously variable transmission vehicleTreadwear 200 Traction AA Temperature ATemperature A, B and C with all four wheels on the ground (flat The temperature grades are A (the highest), B, towing). Doing so WILL DAMAGE inter-Treadwear and C, representing the tire’s resistance to the nal transmission parts due to lack ofThe treadwear grade is a comparative ratinggenerationofheat,anditsabilitytodissipateheat transmission lubrication. based on the wear rate of the tire when testedwhen tested under controlled conditions on a ● Foremergencytowingproceduresreferunder controlled conditions on a specified gov-specifiedindoorlaboratorytestwheel.Sustained to “Towing recommended by NISSAN”ernment test course. For example, a tire gradedhigh temperature can cause the material of the in the “In case of emergency”sectionof150 would wear one and one-half (1 1/2) timestire to degenerate and reducetire life, and exces- this manual. aswellonthegovernmentcourseasatiregradedsive temperature can lead to sudden tire failure. Continuously Variable Transmission100. The relative performance of tires dependsThe grade C corresponds to a level of perfor- upontheactualconditions of their use, however,mance which all passenger car tires must meet To tow a vehicle equipped with a continuouslyandmaydepartsignificantlyfromthenormduetounder the Federal Motor Safety Standard No. variable transmission, an appropriate vehiclevariations in driving habits, service practices and109. Grades B and A represent higher levels of dolly MUSTbeplacedunderthetowedvehicle’sdifferences in road characteristics and climate.performance on the laboratory test wheel than drive wheels. Always follow the dolly manufac-Traction AA, A, B and Cthe minimum required by law. turer’s recommendations when using their prod-The traction grades, from highest to lowest, are uct. 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. 9-28 Technical and consumer information

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