Kia XCeed 2020 - Page 618

Maintenance Tires and wheels
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Forexample:
TREADWEAR200
TRACTIONAA
TEMPERATUREA
Tread wear
Thetreadweargradeisa
comparativeratingbasedonthe
wearrateofthetirewhentested
undercontrolledconditionsona
specifiedgovernmenttestcourse.
Forexample,atiregraded150
wouldwearone-and-a-halftimes
(1½)aswellonthegovernment
courseasatiregraded100.
Therelativeperformanceoftires
dependsupontheactualconditions
oftheiruse,however,andmay
departsignificantlyfromthenorm
duetovariationsindrivinghabits,
servicepracticesanddifferencesin
roadcharacteristicsandclimate.
Thesegradesaremoldedonthe
side-wallsofpassengervehicletires.
Thetiresavailableasstandardor
optionalequipmentonyourvehicle
mayvarywithrespecttograde.
Traction - AA, A, B & C
Thetractiongrades,fromhighest
tolowest,areAA,A,BandC.Those
gradesrepresentthetire’sabilityto
stoponwetpavementasmeasured
undercontrolledconditionson
specifiedgovernmenttestsurfaces
ofasphaltandconcrete.Atire
markedCmayhavepoortraction
performance.
Temperature -A, B & C
ThetemperaturegradesareA(the
highest),B,andC,representingthe
tire’sresistancetothegeneration
ofheatanditsabilitytodissipate
heatwhentestedundercontrolled
conditionsonaspecifiedindoor
laboratorytestwheel.
Sustainedhightemperaturecan
causethematerialofthetireto
degenerateandreducetirelife,
andexcessivetemperaturecan
leadtosuddentirefailure.Grades
BandArepresenthigherlevelsof
performanceonthelaboratorytest
wheelthantheminimumrequired
bylaw.
WARNING
Thetractiongradeassignedto
thistireisbasedonstraightahead
brakingtractiontests,anddoes
notincludeacceleration,cornering,
hydroplaning,orpeaktraction
characteristics.
WARNING
Tire temperature
Thetemperaturegradeforthis
tireisestablishedforatirethatis
properlyinflatedandnotoverloaded.
Excessivespeed,underinflation,or