Mercedes Benz GLC Class owners manual page 395

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All about wheels and tires 393 DOT(DepartmentofTransportation) Speedrating DOT-markedtires fulfill the requirements ofThe speed rating is part of the tire identifica- the U S Department of Transportation.tion.Itspecifiesthespeedrangeforwhichthe Normaloccupantweight tire is approved. The number of occupants for which the vehi-GVW(GrossVehicleWeight) cle is designed multiplied by 68 kilogramsThe gross vehicle weight includes the weight (150 lbs). of the vehicle including fuel, tools, the spare UniformTireQuality Grading Standardswheel, accessories installed, occupants, lug- Auniform standard to grade the quality ofgageandthedrawbarnoseweight,ifapplica- tireswithregardstotreadquality,tiretractionble.Thegrossvehicleweightmustnotexceed andtemperature characteristics. The qualitythe gross vehicle weight rating GVWR as gradingassessmentismadebythemanufac-specifiedonthevehicleidentificationplateon turer following specifications from the U.S.the B-pillar on the driver's side. government. The ratings are molded into theGVWR(GrossVehicleWeightRating) sidewall of the tire. TheGVWRisthemaximumpermissiblegross Recommendedtirepressures weightofafullyloadedvehicle(theweightof The recommendedtire pressure applies tothe vehicle including all accessories, occu- the tires mounted at the factory. pants, fuel, luggage and the drawbar nose-s weight, if applicable). The gross vehiclere ontheve TheTireandLoadingInformationplacardcon-weightrating is specifiedhicle iden-ti tains the recommended tire pressures fortification plate on the B-pillar on the driver'snd coldtiresonafullyloadedvehicleandfortheside. a maximumpermissible vehicle speed. Maximumloadedvehicleweight The tire pressure table contains the recom-The maximumweightis the sum of: mendedpressures for cold tires for various operating conditions, i.e. differing load andRthecurbweightofthevehicleWheels speed conditions. Rtheweightoftheaccessories Increased vehicle weight due to optionalRtheloadlimit equipment Rtheweightofthefactory installed optional The combined weight of all standard andequipment optional equipment available for the vehicle,Kilopascal (kPa) ctually installed regardless of whether it is a Metric unit for tire pressure. 6.9 kPa corre- onthevehicle or not. spondsto1psi.Anotherunitfortirepressure Rim is bar. 100 kilopascals (kPa) are the equiva- This is the part of the wheel on which the tirelent of 1 bar. is mounted. Loadindex GAWR(GrossAxleWeightRating) In addition to the load-bearing index, the load TheGAWRisthemaximumgrossaxleweightindexmayalsobeimprintedonthesidewallof rating. The actual load on an axle must neverthe tire. This specifies the load-bearing capa- exceed the gross axle weight rating. Thecity more precisely. gross axle weight rating can be found on the vehicle identification plate on the B-pillar on the driver's side. Z

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