Mercedes-Benz C-Class 2008 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 354)

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Operation
Tires and wheels
Manufacturer’s identification mark
The manufacturer’s identification mark 2
( ୴ page 352) denotes the tire
manufacturer.
New tires have a mark with two symbols.
Retreaded tires have a mark with four sym-
bols. For more information on retreaded
tires (
୴ page 331).
Tire size
The code 3 ( ୴ page 352) indicates the
tire size.
Tire type code
The code 4 ( ୴ page 352) may, at the
option of the manufacturer, be used as a
descriptive code for identifying significant
characteristics of the tire.
Date of manufacture
The date of manufacture 5 ( ୴ page 352)
identifies the week and year of manufac-
ture.
The first two figures identify the week,
starting with “01” to represent the first full
week of the calendar year. The second two
figures represent the year.
For example, “3202” represents the 32nd
week of 2002.
Maximum tire load
1 Maximum tire load rating
The maximum tire load is the maximum
weight the tires are designed to support.
For more information on tire load rating
(
୴ page 349).
For information on calculating total and
cargo load capacities (
୴ page 336).
i For illustration purposes only. Actual data
on tires are specific to each vehicle and may vary
from data shown in above illustration.
Warning!
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Do not overload the tires by exceeding the
specified load limit or total load limit as indi-
cated on the Tire and Loading Information
placard located on the driver’s door B-pillar
( ୴ page 334). Overloading the tires can
overheat them, possibly causing a blowout.
Overloading the tires can also result in han-
dling or steering problems, or brake failure.