Chevrolet Sonic Repair Manual: Tires and Wheels Description and Operation (Tire Identification)

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Identification

Accessory and warranty replacement must use TPC spec tires.
An outboard orientation stripe is added to the tread surface, with an offset toward the outboard tire face.
All GM approved tires (Production, Service and Accessory) have a TPC (Tire Performance Criteria) code.
A replacement tire that lacks the original TPC code will not meet the performance characteristics of the original tire, even if it is the same brand, model and size.

Force and Moment
Residual Aligning Torque (RAT)
Rolling Resistance
Braking Traction
Driving Traction
Uniformity
Noise
Dimensions
Mass
Rev/KM
High Speed
Air Retention
Electrical Resistance
Automatic Mounting
Endurance (ATE)
Treadwear
Chip/tear
Groove Wander
Ride and Handling
Wet/Snow Handling

The TPC system facilitates tire replacement for GM customers on GM vehicle, meeting the same critical performance specifications of GM vehicle original equipment tires.

Tires and Wheels Description and Operation (Equipment)

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Toe Description

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Instrument Panel Illumination Control
This feature controls the brightness of the instrument panel controls and infotainment display screen. The thumbwheel is to the left of the steering column on the instrument panel. (Instrument Panel Brightness): Move the thumbwheel up or down and hold, to brighten or dim the instrument pane ...

Ignition Positions
The ignition switch has four different positions. To shift out of P (Park), the ignition must be in ON/RUN and the regular brake pedal applied. 1 (STOPPING THE ENGINE/LOCK/ OFF): When the vehicle is stopped, turn the ignition switch to LOCK/ OFF to turn the engine off. This position locks t ...

Instrument Panel Upper Trim Panel Replacement - Left Side
Instrument Panel Upper Trim Panel Replacement - Left Side Callout Component Name Preliminary Procedure Remove the instrument cluster assembly. Refer to Instrument Cluster Replacement. Remove the instrument panel center mo ...

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