Adverse safety consequences of overloading on handling and stopping and on tires
Overloading could affect vehicle handling, stopping distance, and vehicle and tire performance in the following ways. This could lead to an accident and possibly result in severe personal injury.
• Vehicle stability will deteriorate.
• Heavy and/or high-mounted loads could increase the risk of rollover.
• Stopping distance will increase.
• Brakes could overheat and fail.
• Suspension, bearings, axles and other body parts could break or experience accelerated wear that will shorten vehicle life.
• Tires could fail.
• Tread separation could occur.
• Tire could separate from its rim.
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Combination meter illumination
When the ignition switch is turned to the “ON” position, the various parts of
the combination meter are illuminated in the following sequence.
1. Warning lights, indicator lights, meter needles, ga ...
Examples of the types of accidents in which the SRS side airbag and SRS
curtain airbag will basically not deploy.
1) The vehicle is involved in frontal collision with another vehicle (moving or stationary).
2) The vehicle is struck from behind.
The SRS side airbag and SRS curtain airbag are basically not desi ...
Braking when a tire is punctured
Do not depress the brake pedal suddenly when a tire is punctured. This could
cause a loss of control of the vehicle. Keep driving straight ahead while gradually
reducing speed. Then slowly pull of ...