Load identification, See “load identification – Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class 2008 Owners Manual User Manual
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Operation
Tires and wheels
All-season and winter tires
Load identification
1 Load identification
In addition to tire load rating, special load
identification
1 may be molded into the
tire sidewall following the letter designat-
ing the tire speed rating (
No specification given: absence of any text
(like in above example) indicates a
standard load (SL) tire.
XL or Extra Load: designates an extra load
(or reinforced) tire.
Light Load: designates a light load tire.
C, D, E: designates load range associated
with the maximum load a tire can carry at
a specified pressure.
Index
Speed rating
Q M+S
1
1
or M+S
.for winter tires.
up to 100 mph (160 km/h)
T
M+S
1
up to 118 mph (190 km/h)
H M+S
1
up to 130 mph (210 km/h)
V M+S
1
up to 149 mph (240 km/h)
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Not all M+S rated tires provide special
winter performance. Make sure the tires
you use show M+S and the
mountain/snowflake
.marking on the tire
sidewall. These tires meet specific snow traction
performance requirements of the Rubber
Manufacturers Association (RMA) and the
Rubber Association of Canada (RAC) and have
been designed specifically for use in snow
conditions.
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For illustration purposes only. Actual data
on tires are specific to each vehicle and may vary
from data shown in above illustration.