Owners Manual

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The actual values for tires are specific to
each vehicle and may deviate from the
values in the illustration.
Maximum tire load : is the maximum
permitted weight for which the tire is
approved.
Further information on tire loads
(Y page 274).
Tire labeling
Overview of tire labeling
The following markings are on the tire in
addition to the tire name (sales designation)
and the manufacturer's name:
:
DOT, Tire Identification Number
(Y page 276)
;
Maximum tire load (Y page 273)
=
Maximum tire pressure (Y page 265)
?
Manufacturer
A
Tire material (Y page 276)
B
Tire size designation, load-bearing
capacity and speed index (Y page 274)
C
Tire name
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Tire data is vehicle-specific and may
deviate from the data in the example.
Tire size designation, load bearing
index and speed index
:
Design standard
;
Tire width
=
Nominal aspect ration in %
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Tire code
A
Rim diameter
B
Load bearing index
C
Speed index
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Tire data is vehicle-specific and may
deviate from the data in the example.
Instructions for tires can be found under
"Tires and wheels" in the "Technical data"
section (Y page 288).
General: depending on the manufacturer's
standards, the size imprinted in the tire wall
may not contain any letters or may contain
one letter : that precedes the size
description.
If "LT" precedes the size description (as
shown above): these are light truck tires
according to U.S. manufacturing standards.
If "C" precedes the size description: these are
commercial motor vehicle tires according to
European manufacturing standards.
Tire width: tire width ; shows the nominal
tire width in millimeters.
Nominal aspect ratio: aspect ratio = is the
size ratio between the tire height and the tire
width and is shown in percent. The aspect
ratio is calculated by dividing the tire width by
the tire height.
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Tire labeling
Wheels and tires