Mercedes Benz GLE Class owners manual page 408

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406All about wheels and tires requirements of the U.S. Department of Trans-Bar portation. Metric unit for tire pressure. 14.5038 pounds Manufacturer identification code: manufac-per square inch (psi) and 100 kilopascals (kPa) turer identification code ; provides details onare the equivalent of 1 bar. the tire manufacturer. New tires have a codeDOT(DepartmentofTransportation) with two symbols. Retreaded tires have a code with four symbols. DOT-markedtiresfulfill the requirements of the For further information about retreaded tires,USDepartmentofTransportation. see (Y page 413). Normaloccupantweight Tire size: identifier = describes the tire size.The number of occupants for which the vehicle Tiretypecode:tiretypecode?canbeusedbyisdesignedmultipliedby68kilograms(150lbs). themanufacturerasacodetodescribespecific characteristics of the tire.UniformTire Quality Grading Standards Dateofmanufacture:dateofmanufactureAAuniform standard to grade the quality of tires providesinformationabouttheageofatire.Thewith regards to tread quality, tire traction and first andsecondpositionsrepresenttheweekoftemperature characteristics. The quality grad- manufacture, starting with "01" for the first cal-ing assessment is made by the manufacturer endar week. Positions three and four representfollowing specifications from the U.S. govern- theyearofmanufacture.Forexample,atirethatment.Theratingsaremoldedintothesidewallof is marked"3214"wasmanufacturedinweek32the tire. sin 2014. iTiredataisvehicle-specificandmaydeviateRecommendedtirepressures tirefrom the data in the example.The recommended tire pressure applies to the tires mounted at the factory. andTire characteristicsThe 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- Wheels dedpressures for cold tires for various operat- ingconditions,i.e.differingloadandspeedcon- ditions. Increased vehicle weight due to optional equipment The combined weight of all standard and optional equipment available for the vehicle, regardless of whether it is actually installed on This information describes the type of tire cordthe vehicle or not. and the number of layers in sidewall : andRim under tire tread ;. iTiredataisvehicle-specificandmaydeviateThis is the part of the wheel on which the tire is from the data in the example.mounted. Definition of terms for tires and loadingGAWR(GrossAxleWeightRating) The GAWRisthemaximumgrossaxleweight Tire ply composition and material usedrating. The actual load on an axle must never exceed the gross axle weight rating. The gross Describes the number of plies or the number ofaxle weight rating can be found on the vehicle onthedri layers of rubber-coated fabric in the tire treadidentificationplateontheB-pillarver's and sidewall. These are made of steel, nylon,side. polyester and other materials.

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