Chevrolet Sonic Repair Manual: All Seasons Tires Description
Most GM vehicles are equipped with steel belted all-season radial tires as standard equipment. These tires qualify as snow tires, with a higher than average rating for snow traction than the non-all season radial tires previously used. Other performance areas, such as wet traction, rolling resistance, tread life, and air retention, are also improved. This is done by improvements in both tread design and tread compounds. These tires are identified by an M + S molded in the tire side wall after the tire size. The suffix MS is also molded in the tire side wall after the TPC specification number.
The optional handling tires used on some vehicles now also have the MS marking after the tire size and the TPC specification number.
Adhesives, Fluids, Lubricants, and Sealers
Adhesives, Fluids, Lubricants, and Sealers
Application
Type of Material
GM Part Number
United States
Canada ...
Aluminum Wheel Porosity Repair
Raise and support the vehicle. Refer to Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle.
Remove the tire and wheel. Refer to Tire and Wheel Removal and Installation.
Inflate the tire to the manufacturer ...
Other materials:
Instrument Panel Upper Compartment Door Latch Replacement
Instrument Panel Upper Compartment Door Latch Replacement
Callout
Component Name
1
Instrument Panel Upper Compartment Door Latch
Procedures
Open the instrument panel compartment door.
Unsnap the instrument com ...
Front Side Door Opening Floor Carpet Retainer Replacement
Front Side Door Opening Floor Carpet Retainer Replacement
Callout
Component Name
1
Front Side Door Opening Floor Carpet Retainer Retainer
2
Front Side Door Opening Floor Carpet Retainer Clip
...
Tires and Wheels Description and Operation (Tire Identification)
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 C ...
0.0075