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UNIFORMTIREQUALITYGRADING DOT (Department Of Transportation) Qual-represent the tire’s ability to stop on wet “Towing recommended by INFINITI” inity Grades: All passenger car tires must pavement as measured under controlled the “6. In case of emergency” section ofconform to federal safety requirements inconditions on specified government test this manual. addition to these grades. surfaces of asphalt and concrete. A tire Quality grades can be found where appli-marked C may have poor traction perfor- mance. To tow a vehicle equipped with an auto-cable on the tire sidewall between tread shoulder and maximum section width. For matic transmission, an appropriate ve- WARNING hicle dolly MUST be placed under the example: towed vehicle’s drive wheels.AlwaysTreadwear200TractionAATemperatureA follow the dolly manufacturer’s recom- The traction grade assigned to this tire is mendations when using their product.Treadwear based on straight-ahead braking traction tests, and does not include acceleration, The treadwear grade is a comparative rat-cornering, hydroplaning, or peak traction ing based on the wear rate of the tirecharacteristics. when tested under controlled conditions on a specified government test course. For example, a tire graded 150 would wearTemperature A, B and C one and one-half (1 1/2) times as well onThe temperature grades are A (the high- the government course as a tire graded est), B, and C, representing the tire’s re- 100. The relative performance of tires de-sistance to the generation of heat and its pends upon the actual conditions of theirability to dissipate heat when tested use, however, and may depart signifi- under controlled conditions on a specified cantly from the norm due to variations inindoor laboratory test wheel. Sustained driving habits, service practices and dif- high temperature can cause the material ferences in road characteristics and cli- mate. of the tire to degenerate and reduce tire life, and excessive temperature can lead Traction AA, A, B and C to sudden tire failure. The grade C corre- sponds to a level of performance which The traction grades, from highest to all passenger car tires must meet under lowest, are AA, A, B, and C. Those gradesthe Federal Motor Safety Standard No. Technicalandconsumerinformation 9-27 w07.3.7/S50-D/V5.0X

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