Mercedes-Benz C-Class 2008 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 349)

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Operation
Tires and wheels
Tire labeling
Besides tire name (sales designation) and
manufacturer name, a number of markings
can be found on a tire.
Following are some explanations for the
markings on your vehicle’s tires:
1 Uniform Quality Grading Standards
( ୴ page 354)
2 DOT, Tire Identification Number (TIN)
( ୴ page 352)
3 Maximum tire load ( ୴ page 353)
4 Maximum tire inflation pressure
( ୴ page 354)
5 Manufacturer
6 Tire ply material (
୴ page 356)
7 Tire size designation, load and speed
rating ( ୴ page 348)
8 Load identification ( ୴ page 352)
9 Tire name
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.
For more information, see “Rims and tires”
(
୴ page 467).
i For illustration purposes only. Actual data
on tires are specific to each vehicle and may vary
from data shown in above illustration.