Tire labeling – Mercedes-Benz GL-Class 2007 Owners Manual User Manual

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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

(

page 413)

2 DOT, Tire Identification Number (TIN)

(

page 410)

3 Maximum tire load (

page 412)

4 Maximum tire inflation pressure

(

page 412)

5 Manufacturer
6 Tire ply material (

page 415)

7 Tire size designation, load and speed

rating (

page 406)

8 Load identification (

page 410)

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”
(

page 554).

i

For illustration purposes only. Actual data

on tires are specific to each vehicle and may vary
from data shown in above illustration.

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