User Guide
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1.
ELIGIBILIT
Y
The Total
Confidence
Plan applies to the original owner of
ne
w
Continental brand passenger
and light truck (LT) tires
that
are (a) new
replacement market
tires
bearing
the
Continental
brand name
and
D.O.T.
Tire
Identification
Number
,
(b)
oper
ated
in normal service, (c) used on the same vehicle on which
the
y
were originally installed
according
to the vehicle
manuf
ac
turer
’
s
recommendations
and (d)
purchased
from an
authoriz
ed
Continental brand
tire
dealer
.
Tires used in
competition
ar
e
not eligible for any
coverage under
this Total
Confidence Plan.
A
dditionally
,
tires used in
commercial
service including,
but
not limited
t
o
,
taxic
abs
,
police
c
ars
,
emergency
v
ehicle
s
,
non-
passenger
service vehicles are not eligible for the
extra
coverage
set forth in Section 3 of this Total
Confidence Plan.
Tire(s) on any vehicle
registered
and normally
operated out
side
the United States and Canada are
excluded
from eligibility
under
this Total
Confidence Plan.
2. WHAT IS THE LIMITED MANUFACTURE
WARRANTY &
HOW
LONG
IS IT APPLICABLE?
Basic
Co
v
er
age
:
Eligible tires are
covered
by the Limited Warranty for a
maximum
of 72
months
from the date of
pur
chase.*
Where
To Go for
Warranty
R
eplac
ement
:
Please
return
tires to the
authorized Continental brand
tir
e
dealer where
purchased.
The original sales
receipt
and
pr
oof
-
of
-
purchase
must be
presented
at the time of the
claim.
Free Replacement
P
eriod:
If an eligible
Continental brand passenger
or light truck
tir
e
becomes unserviceable
due to a
warrantable
condition,
other
than
those
listed
under
Section 4, during the first 12
months or
first 2/32nds
(
1.
6mm)
of
tr
eadw
ear
,
whichever comes
firs
t
,
it will
be
replaced
with a
c
ompar
able
**
new
Continental brand
tire FREE
OF
CHARGE.
Mounting and
balancing
are
included (e
x
cluding
online orders). Owner pays all
applicable tax
e
s
.
Temporary Spare
T
ir
e
s:
The Limited Warranty also
extends
to the original owner of
the
Continental
Brand
Temporary
Spare Tire
bearing
a
Continental
D.O.T.
serial
number
.
An eligible
Temporary
Spare Tire
under this
Limited Warranty must have
been operated
in normal
ser
vic
e,
used on the same vehicle on which they were originally
equipped
and/or
installed
according
to the vehicle
manuf
ac
turer
’
s
recommendations
,
and display
warrantable conditions as
described
in this Limited
W
arr
ant
y
.
This Limited Warranty
is
for a
maximum
period of 72
months
from date of
purchase
*,
determined
by the original sales
receipt
and
pr
oof
-
of-pur
chase
showing
date
pur
chased.
*
A
t
the time of making the claim, the owner is
required
to
present
the tires
and
original tire
pr
oof
-
of
-
purchase showing
date of
purchas
e
.
If
satisfactory pr
oof
-
of-purchase
date is not
provided,
the
D
.
O
.
T
.
(Tire
Identification Number)
date
of
manufacture
will be
us
ed.
**A
“
compar
able
”
new
Continental
brand tire may be of either the same tire line
or
the same basic
construction
but with a
different
sidewall or tread
c
onfigur
a
tion.
The Limited Warranty covers tires of equal or lesser
v
alue
.
If
Customer accepts a
higher priced
tir
e
,
Customer
is
responsible
for
covering
any
difference
in
pric
e
.
Any tire
replaced
under this Limited Warranty will be
covered
by the
curr
en
t
Limited
W
arr
an
t
y
.
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