Dodge 2008 Sprinter - Manual (Page 401)

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Operation
Tires and wheels
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Uniform tire quality grading stan-
dards
A tire information system that provides
consumers with ratings for a tire’s trac-
tion, temperature and treadwear. Rat-
ings are determined by tire
manufacturers using government test-
ing procedures. The ratings are molded
into the side wall of the tire.
Vehicle capacity weight
Rated cargo and luggage load plus 68 kg
(150 lbs) times the vehicle’s designated
seating capacity.
Vehicle maximum load on the tire
Load on an individual tire that is deter-
mined by distributing to each axle its
share of the maximum loaded vehicle
weight and dividing it by two.
Rotating tires
Warning
G
Rotate front and rear wheels only if they
are of the same dimension.
Changing the tire dimension for an axle
could cause the tire to come into contact
with the vehicle body or axle parts. Dam-
age to the tire or the vehicle may be the
result.
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