Chevrolet Sonic Owner's Manual: Hydroplaning
Hydroplaning is dangerous. Water can build up under the vehicle's tires so they actually ride on the water. This can happen if the road is wet enough and you are going fast enough. When the vehicle is hydroplaning, it has little or no contact with the road.
There is no hard and fast rule about hydroplaning. The best advice is to slow down when the road is wet.
Driving on Wet Roads
Rain and wet roads can reduce vehicle traction and affect your ability to stop
and accelerate. Always drive slower in these types of driving conditions and avoid
driving through large puddles and ...
Other Rainy Weather Tips
Besides slowing down, other wet weather driving tips include:
Allow extra following distance.
Pass with caution.
Keep windshield wiping equipment in good shape.
Keep the windshield washer fl ...
Other materials:
Tire Sidewall Labeling
Useful information about a tire is molded into its sidewall. The examples show
a typical passenger vehicle tire and a compact spare tire sidewall.
Passenger (P-Metric) Tire Example
(1) Tire Size: The tire size is a combination of letters and numbers used to
define a particular tire's wid ...
Uniform Tire Quality Grading
Quality grades can be found where applicable on the tire sidewall between tread
shoulder and maximum section width. For example:
Treadwear 200 Traction AA Temperature A
The following information relates to the system developed by the United States
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ...
Camshaft Removal
Note: Note removal sequence 1?E.
Remove the 4 camshaft bearing cap bolts.
Note: Release the bearing support by striking it gently with a
plastic hammer.
Remove the first camshaft bearing cap (1).
Loosen the 8 exhaust camshaft bear ...
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