Mercedes Benz CLA C117 owners manual page 332

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330 Tire labeling ratioiscalculatedbydividingthetirewidthby Tire size designation, load-bearing the tire height. capacity and speed rating Tirecode:tirecode=specifiesthetiretype. "R" represents radial tires; "D" represents diagonal tires; "B" represents diagonal radial tires. Optionally, tires with a maximum speed of over 149mph (240km/h) may have "ZR" in the size description, depending on the man- ufacturer (e.g. 245/40 ZR 18). Rimdiameter:rimdiameter ?isthediam- eter of the bead seat, not the diameter of the rim flange. The rim diameter is specified in :Tirewidth inches (in). ;Nominalaspectratioin% Loadbearingindex:loadbearingindexAis =Tirecode a numerical code which specifies the maxi- ?Rimdiameter mumload-bearing capacity of a tire. ALoadbearingindex Donotoverload the tires by exceeding the s BSpeedrating specified load limit. The maximum permissi- bleloadcanbefoundonthevehicle'sTireand iTiredataisvehicle-specificandmaydevi- tire LoadingInformationplacardontheB-pillaron ate from the data in the example. the driver's side (Y page 324). andGeneral: depending on the manufacturer's Example: s standards, the size imprinted in the tire wall Aload-bearing index of 91 indicates a maxi- el maynotcontain any letters or may contain mumloadof1,356lb(615kg)thatcanbecar- oneletter that precedes the size description. ried by the tires. For further information on WheIf thereisnoletterprecedingthesizedescrip- the maximum tire load in kilograms and tion (as shown above): these are passenger pounds, see (Y page 327). vehicletiresaccordingtoEuropeanmanufac- For further information on the load-bearing turing standards. index, see Load index (Y page 332). If "P" precedesthesizedescription:theseare Speedrating: speed rating B specifies the passenger vehicle tires according to U.S. approved maximum speed of the tire. manufacturing standards. GWARNING If "LT" precedes the size description: these are light truck tires according to U.S. manu-Exceeding the stated tire load-bearing capa- facturing standards. city and the approved maximum speed could leadtotiredamageorthetirebursting.There If "T" precedes the size description: these are is a risk of accident. compactemergencysparewheelsathightire pressure, to be used only temporarily in anTherefore, only use tire types and sizes emergency. approvedforyourvehiclemodel.Observethe tire load rating and speed rating required for Tire width: tire width : shows the nominal your vehicle. tire width in millimeters. Nominalaspectratio:aspectratio;isthe Regardless of the speed rating, always size ratio between the tire height and the tire observe the speed limits. Drive carefully and width and is shown in percent. The aspect

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