MERCEDES-BENZ ML320 2008 W164 Owner's Manual

MERCEDES-BENZ ML320 2008 W164 Owner's Manual ML320 2008 W164 MERCEDES-BENZ MERCEDES-BENZ https://www.carmanualsonline.info/img/4/3491/w960_3491-0.png MERCEDES-BENZ ML320 2008 W164 Owner's Manual
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MERCEDES-BENZ ML320 2008 W164 Owners Manual 370 Operation
Tires and wheels
Tire labeling
Besides tire name (sales designation) and 
manufacturer name, a number of markings 
can be found on a tire.
Following are some explanations for the 
markin

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MERCEDES-BENZ ML320 2008 W164 Owners Manual 371 Operation
Tires and wheels
General:
Depending on the design standards used, 
the tire size molded into the sidewall may 
have no letter or a letter preceding the tire 
size designation.
No letter

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MERCEDES-BENZ ML320 2008 W164 Owners Manual 372 Operation
Tires and wheels
For additional information on tire load 
rating, see “Load identification” 
(
page 374).
Tire speed rating
The tire speed rating6 (
page 370) 
indicates the approv

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MERCEDES-BENZ ML320 2008 W164 Owners Manual 373 Operation
Tires and wheels
At the tire manufacturer’s option, any 
tire with a speed capability above 
149 mph (240 km/h) can include a 
“ZR” in the size designation (for exam-
ple: 245/40

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MERCEDES-BENZ ML320 2008 W164 Owners Manual 374 Operation
Tires and wheels
Load identification
1Load identificationIn addition to tire load rating, special load 
identification1 may be molded into the 
tire sidewall following the letter designa

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MERCEDES-BENZ ML320 2008 W164 Owners Manual 375 Operation
Tires and wheels
1DOT
2Manufacturer’s identification mark
3Tire size
4Tire type code (at the option of the tire 
manufacturer)
5Date of manufactureDOT (D
epartment of Transportation)
A

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MERCEDES-BENZ ML320 2008 W164 Owners Manual 376 Operation
Tires and wheels
Maximum tire load
1Maximum tire load rating
The maximum tire load is the maximum 
weight the tires are designed to support.For more information on tire load rating 
(
p

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MERCEDES-BENZ ML320 2008 W164 Owners Manual 377 Operation
Tires and wheels
Always follow the recommended tire 
inflation pressure (
page 357) for proper 
tire inflation.Uniform Tire Quality Grading Standards (U.S. vehicles)
Tire manufacturers

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MERCEDES-BENZ ML320 2008 W164 Owners Manual 378 Operation
Tires and wheels
Treadwear
The treadwear grade is a comparative rat-
ing based on the wear rate of the tire when 
tested under controlled conditions on a 
specified government test cours

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MERCEDES-BENZ ML320 2008 W164 Owners Manual 379 Operation
Tires and wheels
Tire ply material
1Plies in sidewall
2Plies under tread
This marking tells you about the type of 
cord and number of plies in the sidewall 
and under the tread.Tire and
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