freightliner Sprinter Operator's Manual

Tires and wheels
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Operation
The TIN is a unique identifier which facili-
tates efforts by tire manufactures to notify
purchasers in recall situations or other
safety matters concerning tires and gives
purchasers the means to easily identify
such tires.
The TIN is comprised of the "manufactur-
er's identification mark", "tire size", "tire
type code" and "date of manufacture".
1 DOT
2 Manufacturer's identification mark
3 Tire size
4 Tire type code (tire manufacturer's op-
tion)
5 Date of manufacture
i For illustrative purposes only. The actual
data on tires is specific to each vehicle and may
vary from the data shown in the following illustra-
tion.
The TIN may be found on one or both sides
of the tire; however, the date code may
only be on one side. Tires with white side-
walls will have the full TIN including the
date code located on the white sidewall
side of the tire. Look for the TIN on the out-
board side of black sidewall tires as
mounted on the vehicle.
If the TIN is not found on the outboard side,
then you will find it on the inboard side of
the tire. In this case, the tire must be re-
mounted. Make sure that the TIN is visible
on the outboard side of the tire and, if ap-
plicable, that the direction of rotation is
correct when remounting the tire.
For information regarding rotation (spin-
ning) direction, see "Direction of rotation"
(
e page 169).
DOT (Department Of Transportation)
Tire branding symbol 1 denotes that the
tire meets requirements of the
U.S. Department of Transportation.
Manufacturer's identification mark
Manufacturer's identification mark 2 de-
notes the tire manufacturer.
New tires have a mark with two symbols.
Retreaded tires have a mark with four sym-
bols. For more information on retreaded
tires, see (
e page 165).
Tire size
Code 3 indicates the tire size.
Tire type code
Code 4 may, at the manufacturer's dis-
cretion, be used as a descriptive code for
identifying significant characteristics of
the tire.
Date of manufacture
Rate of manufacture 5 identifies the
week and year of manufacture.
The first two figures identify the week,
starting with "01" to represent the first full
week of the calendar year. The second two
figures represent the year.
For example, "3208" represents the 32nd
week of 2008.
i If the date of manufacture code indicated on
the tire is less than 4 figures, do not use it.
G Warning
Tires and spare tire should be replaced
after 6 years, regardless of the remain-
ing tread.

freightliner Sprinter Specifications

General

Brand	freightliner
Model	Sprinter
Category	Automobile
Language	English