BMW X5 X6 F15 F16 owners manual page 283

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Seite 283 Wheels and tires Mobility Uniform Tire Quality Grading Tire identification marks Quality grades can be found where applicable Knowledge of the labeling on the side of the on the tire sidewall between tread shoulder tire makes it easier to identify and choose the and maximum section width. For example: right tires. Treadwear 200 Traction AA Tire size Temperature A Example: 255/55 R 19 107 V DOT Quality Grades 255: nominal width in mm Treadwear 55: aspect ratio in % Traction AA A B C R: radial tire code Temperature A B C 19: rim diameter in inches Conform to Federal Safety Requirements 107: load rating, not for ZR tires All passenger car tires must conform to V: speed rating, before the R on ZR tires Federal Safety Requirements in addition to these grades.◀ Speed letter Q = up to 100 mph/160 km/h Treadwear T = up to 118 mph/190 km/h The treadwear grade is a comparative rating H = up to 131 mph/210 km/h based on the wear rate of the tire when tested V = up to 150 mph/240 km/h under controlled conditions on a specified govѪ ernment test course. For example, a tire W = up to 167 mph/270 km/h graded 150 would wear one and one-half Y = up to 186 mph/300 km/h (1 1/2) times as well on the government course as a tire graded 100. The relative performance Tire Identification Number of tires depends upon the actual conditions of Tires with DOT codes meet the guidelines of their use, however, and may depart signifiѪ the U.S. Department of Transportation. cantly from the norm due to variations in drivѪ DOT code: ing habits, service practices and differences in road characteristics and climate. DOT xxxx xxx 1013 xxxx: manufacturer code for the tire brand Traction xxx: tire size and tire design The traction grades, from highest to lowest, 1013: tire age are AA, A, B, and C. Those grades represent the tire’s ability to Tire age stop on wet pavement as measured under The tire manufacturing date is contained in the controlled conditions on specified government tire identification mark: DOT . 1013 means test surfaces of asphalt and concrete. A tire that the tire was manufactured in the marked C may have poor traction performance. week 10 of 2013. The traction grade assigned to this tire is BMW recommends that you replace all tires afѪ based on straight-ahead braking traction tests, ter 6 years at most, even if some tires may last and does not include acceleration, cornering, for 10 years. hydroplaning, or peak traction characteristics. 283 Online Edition for Part no. 01 40 2 918 440 - III/13

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