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Operation
Tires and wheels
Besides tire name (sales designation) and
manufacturer name, a number of mark-
ings can be found on a tire.
Following are some explanations for the
markings on your vehicle’s tires:
1 Uniform Quality Grading Standards
(
컄 page 331)
2 DOT, Tire Identification Number (TIN)
(
컄 page 329)
3 Maximum tire load (
컄 page 330)
4 Maximum tire inflation pressure
(
컄 page 331)
5 Manufacturer
6 Tire ply material (
컄 page 333)
7 Tire size designation, load and speed
rating (
컄 page 326)
8 Load identification (
컄 page 329)
9 Tire name
i For illustration purposes only. Actual data
on tires are specific to each vehicle and may
vary from data shown in above illustration.
For more information, see “Rims and tires”
(컄 page 436).
Tire size designation, load and speed rat-
ing
1 Tire width
2 Aspect ratio in %
3 Radial tire code
4 Rim diameter
5 Tire load rating
6 Tire speed rating
i For illustration purposes only. Actual data
on tires are specific to each vehicle and may
vary from data shown in above illustration.
Tire labeling