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All about wheels and tires 403 manufacture, starting with "01" for the first cal-UniformTire Quality Grading Standards endar week. Positions three and four representAuniform standard to grade the quality of tires theyearofmanufacture.Forexample,atirethatwith regards to tread quality, tire traction and is marked with "3208", was manufactured intemperature characteristics. The quality grad- week32in2008. ing assessment is made by the manufacturer iTiredataisvehicle-specificandmaydeviatefollowing specifications from the U.S. govern- from the data in the example. ment.Theratingsaremoldedintothesidewallof the tire. Tire characteristics Recommendedtirepressures The recommended tire pressure applies to the tires mounted at the factory. The Tire and Loading Information placard con- tains the recommended tire pressures for cold tires on a fully loaded vehicle and for the maxi- mumpermissible vehicle speed. Thetirepressuretablecontainstherecommen- dedpressures for cold tires for various operat- ingconditions,i.e.differingloadandspeedcon- ditions. Increased vehicle weight due to optional This information describes the type of tire cordequipment and the number of layers in sidewall : andThe combined weight of all standard andtires under tire tread ;. optional equipment available for the vehicle, iTiredataisvehicle-specificandmaydeviateregardless of whether it is actually installed onand from the data in the example. the vehicle or not. s Rim el Definition of terms for tires and loadingThis is the part of the wheel on which the tire is Tire ply composition and material usedmounted. Whe Describes the number of plies or the number ofGAWR(GrossAxleWeightRating) layers of rubber-coated fabric in the tire treadThe GAWRisthemaximumgrossaxleweight and sidewall. These are made of steel, nylon,rating. The actual load on an axle must never polyester and other materials. exceed the gross axle weight rating. The gross axle weight rating can be found on the vehicle Bar identificationplateontheB-pillaronthedriver's Metric unit for tire pressure. 14.5038 poundsside. per square inch (psi) and 100 kilopascals (kPa)Speedrating are the equivalent of 1 bar. Thespeedratingispartofthetireidentification. DOT(DepartmentofTransportation) It specifies the speed range for which the tire is DOT-markedtiresfulfill the requirements of theapproved. USDepartmentofTransportation. GVW(GrossVehicleWeight) Normaloccupantweight Thegrossvehicle weight includes the weight of The number of occupants for which the vehiclethevehicleincludingfuel,tools,thesparewheel, isdesignedmultipliedby68kilograms(150lbs).accessories installed, occupants, luggage and thedrawbarnoseweight,ifapplicable.Thegross vehicle weight must not exceed the gross vehi- cleweightratingGVWRasspecifiedonthevehi- cle identification plate on the B-pillar on the driver's side. Z

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