tire type MERCEDES-BENZ SLC 2020 Owners Manual

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Tail lamps
Dis play mes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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see Lights
Tank conte nt
Fue lgau ge <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Tec hnical data
Ca paciti es<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Emer gency sparewh eel................. 295
Info rma tion.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ti res /wh eels<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Veh icled ata. <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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TEL EAID
Ca llpri ority<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Emer gency call.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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MB info callbutton <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Roa dside Assista ncebutton ..........233
Self-test ......................................... 231
System .......................................... 231
Vehi cleHeal thChe ck....... ............. 234
Tele phone
Accepting acall(mu ltifunction
steeri ngwhe el)....... .......................175
Authori zingamobilephone (con-
necting) ......................................... 222
Authori zingamobilephone via
the devi cemana ger(connecting) ...223
Connecting amobilephone
(de vice mana ger)........................... 223
Connecting amobilephone (gen-
eral informa tion)............................ 222
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 206
Menu (on-boa rdcompu ter)....... ..... 174
Numb erfrom thephone book........175
Red ialing ....... ................................. 175
Reje cting/endi ngacall....... ..........175
see also Digita lOpera tor's Man-
ua l....... ....... .............. ......................218
Temperature
Coo lant ....... ................................... 169
Coo lant (on-boa rdcompu ter,
Merced es-AMG SLC43)....... .........180
Engine oil(on-boa rdcompu ter,
Merced es-AMG SLC43)....... .........180
Outsi detempera ture......................168 Setting
(climate control) ................111
Transmi ssionoil(on-boa rdcom-
pute r,Merced es-AMG SLC43)...... 180
Timing (RACETIME R)....... .................. 181
Tire pressure
Ca lling up (on-boa rdcompu ter)..... 275
Che cking manually ....... .................274
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 202
Maxi mum .......................................274
Not reach ed(TIR EFIT) .................... 257
Notes .............................................273
Rea ched (TIREFIT) .......................... 257
Reco mmended ...............................271
Tire pressure lossw arni ngsys-
tem
Gene ralnotes ................................ 274
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 275
Res tarting ......................................275
Tire pressure monitor
Che cking thetire press ureelec-
tronical ly....... ................................. 277
Function/notes .............................275
Gene ralnotes ................................ 275
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 276
Ra dio type approval forthe tire
press uremonitor ........................... 279
Res tarting ......................................278
Warni nglamp ....... .......................... 217
Warni ngmessa ge....... ................... 277
Tire-c hange toolkit....... .................... 253
TIREF ITkit ....... ................................... 255
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 255
Storage location ............................ 253
Tire press urenot reach ed....... ....... 257
Tire press urereach ed....... ............. 257
Tires
Aspect ratio(definitio n)....... ..........288
Averag eweight ofthe vehi cle
occup ants(definitio n)....... ............. 287
Bar (definitio n)....... ........................287
Cha nging awheel....... ................... 289
Cha racteri stics..............................287
Che cking ........................................ 268
Cu rbwei ght (definitio n)....... ..........288
Definiti onofterms .........................287
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Tire
s Warn
ing/
in dic ato r
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Po ssible cause s/consequ encesa nd 0050 0050
So luti ons 0077
0051
The yellow tire pressu remoni torwarning lamp (pres sure loss/m alfu nctio n)is
li t.
The tirepressu remoni torhasd etecte dalosso fpressu reinat leas to ne ofthe
tire s.
G WA
RNING
Ti re pre ssu res thatare too lowp oset he followi ng hazar ds:
R the ym ayburst, especially as the load and vehicles peed incr ease
R the ym aywearexce ssivel ya nd/or unevenl y,wh ich maygreatl yimp airt ire
tra ctio n.
R the drivin gc haracteri stics, aswellas stee ringa nd bra king ,maybe gre atly
imp aired
The reisar isko fana ccident.
X Stop thevehiclew ithou tmaking any sudd en stee ringo rbraking maneu vers.
Pa ya ttentio ntot he trafficc ond itions asyoud oso.
X Secu rethe vehiclea gainst rol ling away (Y page 134 ).
X Ob ser vethe additio nal disp laym essage sint he mu ltifu nctio ndispl ay .
X Ch eck thetiresand,ifn ece ssary,f ollowt he instructio nsfor aflatt ire
(Y page 253 ).
X Ch eck thetire pressu re(Y page 275 ).
X Ifnece ssary,c orr ect the tire pressu re. 0077
0051
The yellow tire pressu remoni torwarning lamp (pres sure loss/m alfu nctio n)
fla she sfor appro xim atelyone minute and thenrem ains lit.
The tirepressu remoni torisfaulty.
G WA
RNING
The system ispo ssi blyu nablet or eco gnizeorreg ister lowt ire pre ssu re.
The reisar isko fana ccident.
X Ob ser vethe additio nal disp laym essage sint he mu ltifu nctio ndispl ay .
X Visitaq ualifi ed speci alistw orksh opimm ediatel y. In
dic ator andwarninglamps
217On -bo ard compu terand displa ys Z

X
Thoroughly hosedown thevehicle witha
gentle jetofwater.
X Do not point thewater jetdirectly towards
the airinlet orthe edges ofdecorative foils.
X Use plenty ofwater andrinse outthe
sponge frequent ly.
X Rinse thevehicle withclean water anddry
thoroughly withachamois.
X Do not letthe cleaning agentdryonthe
paintwork orthe decorative foils.
Carefully removealldeposits ofroad saltas
soon aspossible whendriving inwinter.
Power washers G
WARNIN
G
The water jetfrom acircular jetnozzle (dirt
blasters) cancause invisible exteriordam-
age tothe tires orchassis compon ents.
Component sdamaged inthis way may fail
unexpect edly.There isar isk ofan accident .
Do not use power washers withcircular jet
noz zles toclean thevehicle. Havedamaged
tires orchassis compon entsreplaced imme-
diately.
! Vehicles
withdecorative film:parts ofyour
vehicle arecovered withdecorative film.
Maintain adistance ofat least 27.5in
(70 cm) between thefilm-c overed partsof
the vehicle andthenozz leof the power
washer.
Infor mation aboutthecorrec tdistance is
availabl efrom theequipment manufacturer.
Move thepower washer nozzlearound when
cleaning yourvehicle.
The water temperat ureofthe power washer
must notexceed 140‡(60 †).
! Always
maintain adistance ofat least
12 in(30 cm) between thevehicle andthe
power washer nozzle. Infor mation aboutthe
correc tdistance isavailabl efrom theequip-
ment manufact urer.
Move thepower washer nozzlearound when
cleaning yourvehicle.
Do not aim directly atany ofthe following:
R Tires
R Door gaps, roofgaps, joints,etc.
R Elect ricalcompon ents R
Batt ery
R Plug-type couplings
R Light bulbs
R Seals
R Trim elements
R Vent ilation slots
Damaged sealsorelectric alcompon ents
can lead toleaks orfailures.
! If
you clean thetank fillerrecess whenitis
open, donot use apower washer. Thiscan
cause damage tothe seals orother compo-
nent s.
Cleaning thepaint work !
Do
not affix:
R stick ers
R films
R magnetic platesorsimilar items
to painted surfaces. Youcould otherwise
damage thepaintwork .
Scr atches, corrosiv edeposits, areasaffected
by corrosion anddamage causedbyinade-
quate carecannotalway sbec ompletely
repaired. Insuch cases, visitaqualified spe-
cialist workshop.
X Remove dirtimmediately, wherepossible,
while avoiding rubbingtoohard.
X Soak insect remains withinsect remover
and rinse offthe treated areasafterwards.
X Soak birddroppings withwater andrinse off
the treated areasafterwards.
X Remove treeresin, oils,fuels andgreases by
rubbing gentlywithacloth soaked inpetro-
leum ether orlighter fluid
X Remove coolantandbrake fluidwithamoist
cloth andclear water.
X Use tarremover toremove tarstains.
X Use silicone remover toremove wax.
If water nolonger forms"beads" onthe paint
surface, usethepaint careproducts recom-
mended andapproved byMercedes- Benz.This
is the case approximately everythreetofive
mont hs,depending onthe climate conditions
and thecare product used.
If dirt has penetr atedthepaint surface orif
the paint hasbecome dull,thepaint cleaner
recomm endedandapproved byMercedes-
Benz should beused. 248
CareMaintenance
andcare

teri
stics, e.g.winter tires.AT IREFIT kitmaybe
ob tained fromaq ualifi ed speci alistw orksh op.
Info rma tiono nchangi ng and mou nting wheels
(Y page 289 ).
X Stop thevehicleo nsolid ,n on-s lipp ery and
le vel ground ,asf ar aw ay aspossi blef rom
tra ffic.
X Swi tch onthe hazar dw arning lamps .
X Secu rethe vehiclea gainst rol ling away
(Y page 134 ).
X Ifpo ssi ble, bri ng the frontwh eelsinto the
stra ight-a head positio n.
X Swi tch offthe engine.
X Veh icle sw itho ut KEYLES S-G O:rem ove
the Sma rtKeyfromt heigniti onlock.
X Veh icle sw ithK EYLESS -GO: open the driv-
er' sd oor.
The vehiclee lectro nics aren ow inpo sitio n
005A.T hisi st he same asthe Sma rtKeyhaving
be en rem oved.
X Veh icle sw ithK EYLESS -GO: rem ove the
Star t/Stop button fromt heigniti onlock
(Y page 118 ).
X Ma kesure tha tthe passe nge rsaren ot
end angeredastheyd oso.Ma kesure tha t
no one isnea rthe dange rareaw hile a
wh eelisb eing cha nge d.Anyo newhoisn ot
di rectl yassisting inthe wheelcha nge
sho uld, for exa mpl e,sta nd behind the bar-
rie r.
X Ge toutofthe vehicle. Pa ya ttentio ntot raf-
fic cond itions when doing so.
X Close thedriver 'sdo or. MOE
xtende dtires(tires with run-f lat
prope rties)
Ge neral notes Wi
th MOExte ndedtires(tires with runf lat
cha racteri stics) ,you can conti nuetodrive your
veh iclee veni fthe re isat ota llos so fpressu re
in one ormor etires.The affecte dtire mustnot
sho wanyclearly vis ible da ma ge.
Yo uc an reco gnizean MOExte ndedtire bythe
MOExte ndedm arking which appe arso nthe
si de wa llof the tire.You willfin dt hism arking
next tothe tire size designa tion,the load -be ar-
ing capacityand thespee di nd ex
(Y page 284 ). MOExte
ndedtiresm ayonl ybeu sedi nc on-
junc tionw itha na ctive tire pressu reloss wa rn-
ing syste mo rwitha na ctive tire pressu remon-
ito r.
If ap res sure loss wa rning mes sage
appe arsinthe multi function displa y:
R ob serve the instructio nsinthe disp laym es-
sa ge s(Ypa ge202 )
R che ckthe tire fordama ge
R ifdri vin go n,ob serve the followi ng note s
The drivin gd ista nce possi blei nr un-flat mod e
is ap pro xim ately50 miles( 80 kilome ters)
wh en the vehiclei sp artia llyl ad en and appro x-
im ate ly19 miles( 30 kilome ters)whent he
veh iclei sf ully lade n.
In additio nt ot he veh iclel oa d, the drivin gd is-
tance possi bled epends upon:
R Veh icles peed
R Ro ad cond ition
R Ou tside temp erature
The drivin gd ista nce possi blei nr un-flat mod e
ma ybereduce dbyextre medrivin gc ond itions
or ma neu vers,or itcan beincr easedt hro ugha
mod eratesty leof dri vin g.
The drivin gd ista nce possi blei nr un-flat mod e
is cou nted fromt hemom entthetire pressu re
lo ss wa rning appe arsi nt he mu ltifu nctio ndis-
pl ay .
Yo um ustn ot exce edam axim um design
sp ee do f50m ph(80 km/h ).
Wh enrep lacing oneorallt ire s,plea se observe
the followi ng speci ficati ons foryour veh icle's
tire s:
R Size
R Type and
R Th e" MO Exte nded"ma rking
If at ire hasg onef lata nd cann otbe rep laced
wi th an MOExte ndedtire,as tanda rdtire may
be used asatemp orarymea sure. Makesure
tha tyou uset he pro pers izea nd type(summ er
or winter tire).
Veh icles equipp ed with MOExte ndedtiresa re
not equipp ed with aT IREFIT kitatthe factory .
It is the refore recomm endedtha tyou additio n-
al ly eq uipy ourv ehiclew ithaT IREFIT kitifyo u
mou nttire sthatd on otfea turerun-flat cha rac-
teri stics, e.g.winter tires.AT IREFIT kitcan be
ob tained fromaq ualifi ed speci alistw orksh op,
for exa mpl e. 25
4 Fl
at tireBreak downassistanc e

Chec
kwheel sand tires for damag eatleast
on ce am onth.C hec kwheel sand tires after
driv ingoff-road oron roug hroad s.Dam aged
wheel scan caus ealossoftirep ressur e.Pay
part icular attentio nt od amag esucha s:
R cut sint he tires
R punc tures inthet ires
R tears inthet ires
R bulges ontires
R def orm ationorsevere corrosio nonw heel s
Regular lych eck thet iret read dept hand the
co ndi tiono fthe tread across thew hole width
of all tires (Y page 269). Ifne ces sary, turnthe
fr on tw heel stof ull loc kino rder to ins pec tthe
inn erside ofthet ires urface.
All wheel smust have avalvec ap topro tect
th ev alvea gain stdirt and mois ture.Do not
moun tanyt hingo ntot he valv eother than the
st and ard valvecap orother valvecaps
appro vedbyMer cedes-Ben zfor your vehicle.
Do notu se any other valvecaps orsyst ems ,
e.g .tirep ressur emonito rin gs yst ems .
Regular lych eck thep ressur eofallth et ires
part icular lyprio rtol on gt rips. Adjus tthe tire
pre ssur easnecessary (Ypage 271).
Obse rvet he noteso nthe eme rgencys par e
wheel (Ypage 294).
The servicelife oftires depen ds,amon gother
th ing s,on thef ollowin gfactors:
R Dr ivin gstyle
R Tire pressur e
R Dis tan cecover ed Not
eson tiret read G
WAR
NING
If th ere isins ufficie nttiret read, thet iret rac-
tio nd ecreas es.The tiret read isno longer
able todiss ipatewater.This increas esthe
ris ko fhydr oplan ingwhen ther oad surface
is wet ,part icular lywhen thev ehicle 'sspee d
is no ta dapt edtother oad condi tions.T her e
is ar isko fana cciden t.
When thet irep ressur eist oo high ortoo
low, tires may wear differe ntly at diff ere nt
poin tson thet iret read. Ther efore, regularly
ch eck thet iret read dept hand thec onditio n of
thet read acr oss thew hole widthofall
tir es.
Min imum tiret read dept hon:
R Sum mer tires: 00CEin(3 mm)
R M+S tires: 00CFin(4 mm)
For safe tyreas ons,have thet ires rep lace d
bef ore they reac hthe legally prescribe dmin-
imum tiret read dept h. Mark
ing0043sho wswher ethe bar indicat orfor
tr ead wear (arrow) isint egr atedintot he tire
tr ead.
Tre adwear indicat ors (TWI )are req uired by
law. Sixindicat ors are posi tionedo nthe tire
tr ead. They arevisible once atread dept hof
appr oximat ely00CD in(1.6 mm)has been
re ach ed. Ifth is isthec ase, thet irei ss ow orn
th at itmust berepl aced . Select
ing,mou nting and replacing
tir es
Tire sand wheels
R On lymoun ttires and wheels ofthes ame
type andmake.
Ex cep tion:itis perm issibleto moun tadif-
fer ent type ormak eint he even tofaf lat
tir e. Obse rvet he "MOE xtend edtires (tires
with run-flat charac terist ics)"sec tion
(Y page 254).
R On lymoun ttires ofthec orrec tsizeo ntot he
wheels .
R Break innew tires atmode rates pee dsfor
th ef irst 60 miles (100km). The new tires
on lyreac htheirfull perf ormanceafter this
dist ance. Oper
ation
269Wheels andtires Z

R
Do not drive with tire sw hich have too little
trea ddepth.T hiss igni fic antl yreduce sthe
tra ctio nonw etroa ds(hyd rop laning ).
R Re place thetiresafter sixy ears at the lat-
est, regardless ofwe ar. MOE
xtende dtires(tires with run-f lat
prope rties)
Wi th MOExte ndedtires(tires with runf lat
cha racteri stics) ,you can conti nuetodrive your
veh iclee veni fthe re isat ota llos so fpressu re
in one ormor etires.
MOExte ndedtiresm ayonl ybeu sedi nc on-
juncti onwith an acti vetire pressu reloss wa rn-
ing system orwith an acti vetire pressu remon-
ito ra nd onwheelssp eci fically teste dby
Me rced es-Benz.
Note sond rivin gw ithM OExte ndedtiresw itha
fla ttire (Ypage 254 ).
Veh icles equipp ed with MOExte ndedtiresa re
not equipp ed with aT IREFIT kitatthe factory .
It is the refore reco mme ndedthaty ou additio n-
al ly eq uipy ourv ehiclew ithaT IREFIT kitifyo u
mou nttire sthatd on otfea turerun-flat cha rac-
teri stics, e.g.winter tires.AT IREFIT kitcan be
ob tained fromaq ualifi ed speci alistw orksh op. Win
terope ratio n Ge
neral notes
Hav eyourv ehiclew inter-p roofed ataq ualifi ed
sp eci alistw orksh opatthe onse tofw inter.
Ob ser vethe note sint he "Cha ngi ng aw heel"
sec tion(Ypa ge 289 ). Dri
ving with summe rtire s
At temp eratures below4 5‡ (+7†),sum mer
tire slos ee last ici ty and therefore tractio nand
bra king powe r.Ch ang ethe tire sonyourv ehi-
cle toM+S tires.Us ings umme rtires atvery
cold tempera turescould cause cracks toform,
thereby damagingthetires perma nently.
Mercede s-Benzcannot acceptresponsi bility
for this type ofdama ge. G
WARNING
Damage dtires cancause tireinflati onpres-
sure loss. Asaresul t,you could losecontrol
of you rvehicl e.There isar isk ofaccide nt.
Check thetires regularlyforsigns ofdam-
age and repla ceany dama gedtires immedi -
ately . M+S
tires G
WARNING
M+S tireswithatire tread depth ofless than
00CF in(4 mm) arenot suitable foruse inwin-
ter and donot provid esuffici enttraction.
There isar isk ofan accide nt.
M+S tireswithatread depth ofless than 00CF
in (4 mm) must berepla cedimmedi ately.
At temperatu resbelo w45‡ (+7†), use win-
ter tires orall-season tires.Bothtypes oftire
are identifi edbythe M+S marking.
Only winter tiresbearing the004D snowfla ke
symbo lina ddition tothe M+S marking provide
the best possi blegrip inwintry roadcondi-
tions.
Only these tireswillallow drivi ngsafety sys-
tems suchasABS andESP®
to function opti-
mall yinw inter. These tireshave been devel-
oped specifi callyfor drivi nginsnow.
Use M+S tiresofthe same make andtread on
all whee lsto maintai nsafe handl ingcharacter-
istics.
Alwa ysobserve themaximu mpermis sible
speed specifiedfor the M+S tiresyouhave
mounted.
When youhave mounted theM+S tires:
X Check thetire pressu res(Ypage 274).
X Vehic lesforCanada: restartthetire pres-
sure losswarni ngsystem (Ypage 275).
X Resta rtthe tire pressu remonitor
(Y page 275).
Information aboutdrivi ng with anemergency
spare wheel(Y page 294). 270
Winter
operationWheelsand tires

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typeapprov alfor the tire pres -
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ha rmfu linter ference, and(2)
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bro uillag er adioelectri ques ubi,
meme sile bro uillag ee stsus-
cep tibled'e ncomp rome ttrele
foncti onnem ent.WAR NING :
Ch ang esormod ificati ons not
expr esslyap pro ved bythe party
res pons ible for comp liance
cou ldvoi dthe user' sa uthori ty
to ope rate theequipment. The
term "IC:"bef ore theradiocer-
tifi cati onnumb eronly signifi es
Ca nad atechni calspe cificati ons
we remet. Tire
press ure
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dio type approval number IC:
2546A-MC34 MA4 Load
ingthev ehicle Inst
ruction labels fortires and loads G
WAR
NING
Ove rloade dtires can over heat ,causi nga
blowout .Overloade dtires can also impair
th es teerin gand driv ingchar acteris ticsa nd
lead tobrak efailur e.Ther eisar iskofacc i-
den t.
Obse rvethel oad rating ofthet ires. The load
rat ing must beatleast halfoftheG AWR of
your vehicle.Never over load thet ires by
exc eedin gthe max imum load.
Two instruct ion labels onyour vehicle show
th em aximum possibleload.
(1) TheTire andLoadin gInfor mat ionplacar d
is on theB -pillar onthed river' ss ide. The
Tire andLoadin gInfor mat ionplacar d
shows them aximum permissiblenum ber
of occ upant sand them aximum permissi-
ble vehicle load. Italso contain sdetails of
th et ires izes and correspon ding pressures
for tires moun tedatthef actory.
(2) Thevehicle iden tificat ion plat eiso nthe
B- pillar onthed river' ss ide. Thevehicle
iden tificat ion plat einform syou ofthe
gro ssveh icle weight rating .Iti sm ade up
of thev ehicle weight ,allveh icle occu-
pant s,thef uel and thec argo. You canalso
fin dinform ationabout them aximum gross
axle weight rating onthef ront and rear
axle.
The maximum grossaxle weight rating is
th em aximum weight that can becar ried
by one axle (front orrear axle) .Never
exc eed them aximum loadorthem axi-
mum grossaxle weight rating forthef ront
or rear axle. 0043
B-pillar ,driver' ss ide Ma
xim um permis sible grossvehicle
weight ratin g X
Spe cificat ion formax imum grossveh icle
weight 0043islist ed intheT ire and Loadin g
In for mat ionplacar d:"The combinedweight
of occ upant sand car goshould never
exc eed XXX kilogram sorXXX lbs. "
The grossweight ofall veh icle occupant s,load
and luggage mustnotexceed thes pec ified
value.
i The
spec ificatio nsshown ontheT ire and
Loadin gInfor mat ionplacar dint he illust ra-
tio na reexam ples.Themaximum permissi-
ble grossveh icle weight rating isveh icle-
spec ificand may differfro mt hatint he illus-
tr atio n.You canfindt he valid maximum per-
miss iblegrossveh icle weight rating foryour
veh icle ontheT ire and Loadin gInfor mat ion
placar d. 280
Load
ingthev ehicleWh eels andtires

Tire
labelin g
Ov erv iew 0043
UniformT ireQ ualityG radin gS tand ard
(Y page 287 )
0044 DOT, Tire Ide ntifi cationNumbe r
(Y page 286)
0087 Maxim um tire load (Ypage 286 )
0085 Maxim um tire pressu re(Y page 274 )
0083 Manuf actu rer
0084 Tire ma teri al(Y page 287 )
006B Tire size designa tion,load -be aring capacity
and spee dr ating (Ypage 284 )
006C Loadind ex (Y page 286 )
006D Tire nam e
The markin gsdescri beda bove areo nthe tire
in ad ditio nt ot he tire nam e(sales designa tion)
and themanuf actu rer'snam e.
i Ti
re data isveh icle-s pecificand maydevi-
ate fromt hedata inthe exampl e.
Tire size des ignati on,loa d-b eari ng
ca pac ityand speedratin g G
WA
RNING
Excee ding the stated tire load -be aring capa-
city and theappro ved maxim um spee d
cou ldlead totire dama georthe tire burst-
ing .The re isar isko faccident.
The refore ,onlyu setire typesand sizes
ap pro ved foryour veh iclem odel.O bserve the
tire load rating andspee dr ating
req uired foryour veh icle. 0043
Tire width
0044 Nom inalasp ec tratio in%
0087 Tire cod e
0085 Rimd iame ter
0083 Loadbearing index
0084 Spe edrating
Ge neral: dependi ng on the manuf actu rer's
sta nda rds,the size imp rinted inthe tire wall
ma ynotconta inany letters orma yconta in
one letter thatpreced esthe size descri ption.
If the reisno letter preced ingthe size descri p-
tio n(as sho wnabove ):the searep asse nge r
veh iclet iresa ccord ing toEur opeanm anufac-
tur ing standa rds.
If "P "p reced esthe size descri ption: theseare
pa sse nge rvehiclet iresa ccord ing toU.S. man-
uf actu rings tanda rds.
If "L T" pre ced esthe size descri ption: theseare
li ght truck tire saccord ing toU.S. manuf actu r-
ing standa rds.
If "T "p reced esthe size descri ption: comp act
eme rgency wheelswith high tire pressu retha t
ar eo nlyd esigne df or temp oraryusei na n
eme rgency .
Tire width: tirewidth 0043sho wsthe nomi nal
tire width inmil limete rs.
He ight-w idth ratio :as pe ct ratio 0044 isthe size
ra tio betwe enthe tire height and tirewidth
and issho wninpe rcen t.The aspe ct ratio is
cal cul ate dbydivid ing the tire width bythe tire
he ight.
Tire code: tire code0087 speci fiest he tire type.
"R "r ep res ents radial tire s;"D" represents
di ag ona ltire s;"B" represents diag ona lrad ial
tire s. 28
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la bo ut whee lsan dt iresWhe elsa nd tire s

The
TINismade upofmanufact ureridentific a-
tion code 0044,tiresize 0087,t iretype code 0085
and manufact uringdate0083.
DOT (Departm entofTra nsport ation): tire
symbol 0043marks thatthetire complies with
the requirement softhe U.S. Departm entof
Transport ation.
Manufa ctureridentification code:manufac-
turer identific ationcode0044provides detailson
the tire manufact urer.Newtireshave acode
with twosymbols. Retreaded tireshave acode
with foursymbols.
For further informationabout retreaded tires,
see (Ypage 293).
Tire size: identifier 0087describes thetire size.
Tire typecode: tiretype code 0085can beused
by the manufact urerasac ode todescribe
specific characteristics ofthe tire.
Date ofmanu factur e:date ofmanufact ure
0083 provides informationabout theage ofa
tire. Thefirst andsecond positions represent
the week ofmanufact ure,start ingwith "01"
for the first calendar week.Positions threeand
four represent theyear ofmanufact ure.For
example, atire that ismarked "3214"was
manufact uredinweek 32in2014 .
i Tire
data isvehicle-spec ificand may devi-
ate from thedata inthe example.
Tire chara cteristics This
inform ationdescribes thetype oftire cord
and thenumber oflayers insidewall 0043and
under tiretread 0044.
i Tire
data isvehicle-spec ificand may devi-
ate from thedata inthe example. Definition
ofterm sfor tires andload-
ing Tire
plycomposition andmaterial used
Descr ibesthenumber ofplies orthe number
of layers ofrubber-coat edfabric inthe tire
tread andsidewall .These aremade ofsteel,
nylon, polyester andother materials.
Bar
Metric unitfortire pressure. 14.5038pounds
per square inch(psi) and100 kilopascals (kPa)
are the equivalent of1b ar.
DOT (Departm entofTransport ation)
DOT- marked tiresfulfill therequirement sof
the USD epartm entofTransport ation.
Norm aloccupant weight
The number ofoccupant sfor which thevehicle
is designed multiplied by68 kilograms
(150 lbs).
Uniform TireQuality Grading Stand ards
Au niform standard tograde thequality oftires
with regards totread quality, tiretract ionand
temperat urecharact eristics. Thequality grad-
ing assessment ismade bythe manufact urer
following specification sfrom theU.S. govern-
ment .The ratings aremolded intothesidewall
of the tire.
Recommended tirepressur es
The recomm endedtirepressure appliestothe
tires mounted atthe factor y.
The Tire andLoading Information placard con-
tains therecomm endedtirepressures forcold
tires onafully loaded vehicle andforthe maxi-
mum permissible vehiclespeed.
The tirepressure tablecontains therecom-
mended pressures forcold tires forvarious
operating conditions,i.e.differing loadand
speed conditions.
Increased vehicleweightduetooptional
equipm ent
The combined weightofall standard and
optional equipment availablefor the vehicle,
regardless ofwhether itis actually installed on
the vehicle ornot . All
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