Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class 2012 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 311)

represent higher levels of performance on the
laboratory test wheel than the minimum
required by law.
Tire labeling
Tire labeling overview
The following markings are on the tire in
addition to the tire name (sales designation)
and the manufacturer's name:
: Uniform tire Quality Grading Standard
(
Y
page 313)
; DOT, Tire Identification Number
(
Y
page 311)
= Maximum tire load (
Y
page 307)
? Maximum tire pressure (
Y
page 300)
A Manufacturer
B Tire material (
Y
page 312)
C Tire size designation, load-bearing
capacity and speed rating (
Y
page 309)
D Load index (
Y
page 311)
E Tire name
i Tire data is vehicle-specific and may
deviate from the data in the example.
Tire size designation, load-bearing
capacity and speed rating
: Tire width
; Nominal aspect ratio in %
= Tire code
? Rim diameter
A Load bearing index
B Speed rating
i Tire data is vehicle-specific and may
deviate from the data in the example.
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 there is no letter preceding the size
description (as shown above): these are
passenger vehicle tires according to
European manufacturing standards.
If "P" precedes the size description: these are
passenger vehicle tires according to U.S.
manufacturing standards.
If "LT" precedes the size description: these
are light truck tires according to U.S.
manufacturing standards.
If "T" precedes the size description: these are
compact emergency spare wheels at high tire
pressure, to be used only temporarily in an
emergency.
Tire width: tire width : shows the nominal
tire width in millimeters.
Height-width ratio: aspect ratio ; is the
size ratio between the tire height and tire
width and is shown in percent. The aspect
Tire labeling
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Wheels
and
tires
Z