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Tires and wheels
189
Operation
TIN (Tire Identification Number)
Unique identifier which facilitates efforts
by tire manufacturers 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 "manufacturer's identi-
fication mark", "tire size", "tire type code"
and "date of manufacture".
Tire load rating
Numerical code associated with the maxi-
mum load a tire can support.
Tire ply composition and material used
This indicates the number of plies or the
number of layers of rubber-coated fabric in
the tire tread and sidewall. Tire manufac-
turers also must indicate the ply materials
in the tire and sidewall, which include
steel, nylon, polyester and others.
Tire speed rating
Part of the tire designation: indicates the
speed range for which a tire is approved.
Traction
Force exerted by the vehicle on the road
via the tires. The amount of grip provided.
Tread
The portion of a tire that comes into con-
tact with the road.
Treadwear Indicators
Narrow bands, sometimes called
"wear bars" that show across the tread of
a tire when only
1
/
16
in (1.6 mm) of tread
remains.
TWR (Tongue Weight Rating)
Maximum permissible weight on the trailer
tongue.
Uniform tire quality grading standards
A tire information system that provides
consumers with ratings for a tire's traction,
temperature and treadwear. Ratings are
determined by tire manufacturers using
government testing procedures. The rat-
ings are molded into the sidewall of the
tire.
Vehicle capacity weight
Rated cargo and luggage load plus 68 kg
(150 lbs) times the vehicle's designated
seating capacity.
Vehicle maximum load on the tire
Load on an individual tire that is deter-
mined by distributing to each axle its share
of the maximum loaded vehicle weight and
dividing it by two.
Tires on the front and rear axles of vehicles
operate at different loads and perform dif-
ferent steering, driving and braking func-
tions.
Rotating tires
G Warning
Rotate front and rear wheels only if they are
of the same dimension.
Changing the tire dimension for an axle:
O could cause the tire to come into contact
with the vehicle body or axle parts. Dam-
age to the tire or the vehicle may be the
result.
O could result in changes to steering, han-
dling, and braking of your Sprinter. This
can cause unpredictable handling, and
stress the steering and suspension com-
ponents. You could lose control and have
an accident resulting in serious injury or
death.
O could result in tire overloading and fail-
ure, if the tires' load indexes are not iden-
tical. You could lose control and have an
accident.

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freightliner Sprinter Specifications

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Brandfreightliner
ModelSprinter
CategoryAutomobile
LanguageEnglish

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