Mercedes-Benz S-Class 2009 - Manual (Page 465)

Tires and wheels
463
1 Uniform Tire Quality Grading Standards
(
Y page 468)
2 DOT, Tire Identification Number
(
Y page 466)
3 Maximum tire load ( Y page 467)
4 Maximum tire inflation pressure
(
Y page 467)
5 Manufacturer
6 Tire ply material ( Y page 469)
7 Tire size designation, load and speed
rating (
Y page 463)
8 Load identification ( Y page 466)
9 Tire name
i For illustration purposes only. Actual data
on tires are specific to each vehicle and
may vary from data shown in above
illustration.
For more information, see “Rims and
tires” (
Y page 594).
Tire size designation, load and speed
rating
1 Tire width
2 Aspect ratio in %
3 Radial tire code
4 Rim diameter
5 Tire load rating
6 Tire speed rating
i For illustration purposes only. Actual data
on tires are specific to each vehicle and
may vary from data shown in above
illustration.
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 preceding the size designation (as
illustrated above): Passenger car tire based
on European design standards.
Letter “P” preceding the size designation:
Passenger car tire based on U.S. design
standards.
Letter “LT” preceding the size designation:
Light Truck tire based on U.S. design
standards.
Letter “T” preceding the size designation:
Temporary spare tires which are high
pressure compact spares designed for
temporary emergency use only.
Tire width
Tire width
1 indicates the nominal tire width
in millimeters.
Operation
Z