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2. Economy
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3. Ride comfort and vehicle stability
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Tire size designation, load and speed
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3
$ V S H F W U D W L R L Q
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7 L U H V S H H G U D W L Q J
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Tire sizes for Sprinter vehicles
Design standard
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U D W L Q J G H V L J Q D W L R Q
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V W U X F W L R Q W \ S H 7 K H
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S R V V L E O \ U H V X O W L Q J L Q D Q D F F L G H Q W D Q G R U
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.
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X S W R P S K N P K
0
X S W R P S K N P K
1
X S W R P S K N P K
3
X S W R P S K N P K
4
X S W R P S K N P K
5
X S W R P S K N P K
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W L U H P D Q X I D F W X U H U R U W L U H U H W U H D G H U W R
P R O G D 7 , 1 L Q W R R U R Q W R D V L G H Z D O O R I
H D F K W L U H S U R G X F H G
7 K H 7 , 1 L V D X Q L T X H L G H Q W L I L H U Z K L F K I D F L O
L W D W H V H I I R U W V E \ W L U H P D Q X I D F W X U H V W R Q R
W L I \ S X U F K D V H U V L Q U H F D O O V L W X D W L R Q V R U
R W K H U V D I H W \ P D W W H U V F R Q F H U Q L Q J W L U H V
D Q G J L Y H V S X U F K D V H U V W K H P H D Q V W R H D V L
O \ L G H Q W L I \ V X F K W L U H V
7 K H 7 , 1 L V F R P S U L V H G R I W K H
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7 K H 7 , 1 P D \ E H I R X Q G R Q R Q H R U E R W K
V L G H V R I W K H W L U H K R Z H Y H U W K H G D W H F R G H
P D \ R Q O \ E H R Q R Q H V L G H 7 L U H V Z L W K Z K L W H
V L G H Z D O O V Z L O O K D Y H W K H I X O O 7 , 1 L Q F O X G L Q J
G D W H F R G H O R F D W H G R Q W K H Z K L W H V L G H Z D O O
V L G H R I W K H W L U H / R R N I R U W K H 7 , 1 R Q W K H
R X W E R D U G V L G H R I E O D F N V L G H Z D O O W L U H V D V
P R X Q W H G R Q W K H Y H K L F O H , I W K H 7 , 1 L V Q R W I R X Q G R Q W K H R X W E R D U G
V L G H W K H Q \ R X Z L O O I L Q G L W R Q W K H L Q E R D U G
V L G H R I W K H W L U H , Q W K L V F D V H W K H W L U H P X V W
E H U H P R X Q W H G 0 D N H V X U H W K H 7 , 1 L V Y L V
L E O H R Q W K H R X W E R D U G V L G H R I W K H W L U H D Q G
L I D S S O L F D E O H W K D W W K H G L U H F W L R Q R I U R W D
W L R Q L V F R U U H F W Z K H Q U H P R X Q W L Q J W K H W L U H
5 R W D W L R Q V S L Q Q L Q J G L U H F W L R Q V H H ' L U H F
W L R Q R I 5 R W D W L R Q
S D J H
DOT (D
epartment O
f T
ransportation)
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Q R W H V W K H W L U H P H H W V U H T X L U H P H Q W V R I W K H
8 6 ' H S D U W P H Q W R I 7 U D Q V S R U W D W L R Q Manufacturer’s identification mark
7 K H P D Q X I D F W X U H U
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Tire type code
7 K H F R G H
4 P D \ D V W K H P D Q X I D F W X U H U
V
R S W L R Q E H X V H G D V D G H V F U L S W L Y H F R G H I R U
L G H Q W L I \ L Q J V L J Q L I L F D Q W F K D U D F W H U L V W L F V R I
W K H W L U H
Date of manufacture
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W K H Z H H N D Q G \ H D U R I P D Q X I D F W X U H
7 K H I L U V W W Z R I L J X U H V L G H Q W L I \ W K H Z H H N
V W D U W L Q J Z L W K