oil pressure MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER 2019 Owner's Manual

Maximum
loadedvehi cleweight
The maximu mwei ght isthe sum of:
R the curb weight ofthe vehicl e
R the weight ofthe accesso ries
R the loadlimi t
R the weight ofthe factory installedoptiona l
equ ipme nt
Kil opasc al(kPa)
Metric unitfortire pressu re.6.9 kPa corre-
sponds to1psi. Another unitfortire pressu re
is bar. 100 kilop ascals(kPa) arethe equivalent
of 1bar.
Load index
In add ition tothe load-bea ringindex, theload
index mayalsobe impri nted onthe side wallof
the tire. This speci fiestheload-bea ringcapa -
city more precis ely.
Curb weight
The weight ofavehicl ewith standard equip-
ment includ ingthe maximu mcapa cityoffuel ,
oil and coola nt.Itals oinclud esthe air-condi -
tioning system andoptiona lequ ipme ntifthese
are install edinthe vehicl e,but does not
includ epass engers orlug gage .
Maximum loadrating
The maximu mloa drating isthe maximu mper-
missi bleweight inkilog rams orlbs forwhi cha
tire isapp roved.
Maximum permissibletire pressure
Maximu mpermi ssibletire pressu refor one
tire.
Maximum loadonone tire
Maximu mloa don one tire. This iscalcu lated
by divi ding themaximu maxle loadof one axle
by two.
PSI (poun dsper square inch)
A standar dunit ofmeasu refor tire pressu re.
Aspe ctratio
Rel ationshi pbetwe entire heig htand tirewidth
in percent.
Tire pressure
This ispressu reinsid ethe tire applying anout-
ward force toeach square inch ofthe tire's
surfa ce.The tirepressu reisspeci fiedin pou
nds persquare inch (psi),in kilop ascal
(kPa) orinbar. Thetirepressu reshou ldonly
be corrected whenthetires arecold.
Col dtire pressure
The tires arecold:
R ifthe vehicl ehas been parked withthetires
out ofdire ctsunli ghtforatlea stthree hours
and
R ifthe vehicl ehas notbeen drivenfurther
than 1mile (1.6km)
Tread The part ofthe tire that comes intocontact
with theroad .
Bead
The tirebeadensure sthat thetire sits
secure lyon the whee l.There aresevera lsteel
wire sin the beadto prevent thetire from com-
ing loos efrom thewhee lrim.
Sidew all
The part ofthe tire betwe enthe tread andthe
bea d.
Weig htofoption alextras
The combined weight ofthose optiona lextras
that weighmore thanthereplaced standard
parts andmore than2.3kg(5lbs) .These
optiona lextras, suchashigh -performa nce
brakes ,level control, aroof rack orahigh -per-
formance battery,are not includ edinthe curb
wei ght and theweight ofthe accesso ries.
TIN (Tire Identification Number)
This isauniq ueidentifier whichcan beused
by atire manufa cturertoide ntify tires, for
exampl efor aprodu ctrecal l,and thus identify
the purcha sers.TheTINismade upofthe
manufa cturer's identity code, tiresize, tire
type code andthemanufa cturing date.
Load bearin gindex
The loadbea ring index (also loa dindex) isa
code thatcontains themaximu mloa dbea ring
capa cityofatire.
Traction Traction isthe resul tof friction betweenthe
tires andtheroad surface. 312
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