Mercedes Benz CLA C117 owners manual page 335

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Definition of terms for tires and loading333 Tire characteristics UniformTire Quality Grading Stand- ards Auniform standard to grade the quality of tireswithregardstotreadquality,tiretraction andtemperature characteristics. Ratings are determined by tire manufacturers using U.S. government testing procedures. The ratings are molded into the sidewall of the tire. Recommendedtirepressure The recommendedtire pressure applies to This information describes the tire cord and the tires mounted at the factory. thenumberoflayersinsidewall:andunder TheTireandLoadingInformationplacardcon- tire tread ;. tains the recommended tire pressures for iTiredataisvehicle-specificandmaydevi- coldtires on a fully loaded vehicle and for the ate from the data in the example. maximumpermissible vehicle speed. The tire pressure table contains the recom- s mendedpressures for cold tires for various Definition of terms for tires and load- operating conditions, i.e. differing load and tire ing speed conditions. Tire ply composition and material and used s Increased vehicle weight due to el Describes the number of plies or the number optional equipment of layers of rubber-coated fabric in the tire This is the combined weight of all standard Whe tread and sidewall. These are made of steel, andoptionalequipmentavailableforthevehi- nylon, polyester and other materials. cle, regardless of whether it is actually instal- led on the vehicle or not. Bar Metricunitfortirepressure.14.5038pounds Rim per square inch (psi) and 100 kilopascals This is the part of the wheel on which the tire (kPa) are the equivalent of 1 bar. is mounted. DOT(DepartmentofTransportation) GAWR(GrossAxleWeightRating) DOTmarkedtiresfulfill the requirements of TheGAWRisthemaximumgrossaxleweight the Canadian Transport Ministry. rating. The actual load on an axle must never exceed the gross axle weight rating. The gross axle weight rating can be found on the Normaloccupantweight vehicle identification plate on the B-pillar on The number of occupants for which the vehi- the driver's side. cle is designed multiplied by 68 kilograms (150 lb). Z

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