Wheels and tires, Tire labeling – Mercedes-Benz G-Class 2014 Owners Manual User Manual

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excessive temperature can lead to sudden

tire failure. The grade C corresponds to a level

of performance which all passenger car tires

must meet under the Federal Motor Vehicle

Safety Standard No. 109. Grades B and A

represent higher levels of performance on the

laboratory test wheel than the minimum

required by law.

Tire labeling

Overview of tire labeling

:

Uniform tire Quality Grading Standard

(

Y

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;

DOT tire Identification Number

(

Y

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=

Maximum tire load (

Y

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?

Maximum tire pressures (

Y

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A

Manufacturer

B

Tire material (

Y

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C

Tire size designation, load-bearing

capacity and speed rating (

Y

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D

Load identification (

Y

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E

Tire name

The markings described above are on the tire

in addition to the tire name (sales

designation) and the manufacturer's 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

G

WARNING

Exceeding the stated tire load-bearing

capacity and the approved maximum speed

could lead to tire damage or the tire bursting.

There is a risk of accident.
Therefore, only use tire types and sizes

approved for your vehicle model. Observe the

tire load rating and speed rating required for

your vehicle.

:

Tire width

;

Height-width ratio in percentage

=

Tire code

?

Rim diameter

A

Load bearing index

B

Speed rating

General: depending on the manufacturer's

standards, a letter is imprinted into the tire

wall before 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:

passenger vehicle tires according to U.S.

manufacturing standards.

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Tire labeling

Wheels

and

tires

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