Operation
Tires and wheels
Uniform Tire Quality Grading Standards
(U.S. vehicles)
Quality grades can be found, where appli-
cable, on the tire sidewall between tread
shoulder and maximum section width. For
example:
Treadwear
The treadwear grade is a comparative rat-
ing based on the wear rate of the tire when
tested under controlled conditions on a
specified government test course. For ex-
ample, a tire graded 150 would wear one
Tire manufacturers are required to grade
tires based on three performance
factors: treadwear, traction and
temperature resistance.
Treadwear Traction
00 AA
Temperature
2
A
and one-half (1 1/ ) times as well on the
2
government course as a tire graded 100.
The relative performance of tires depends
upon the actual conditions of their use,
however, and may depart significantly
from the norm due to variations in driving
habits, service practices and differences in
road characteristics and climate.
All passenger car tires must conform to
federal safety requirements in addition to
these grades.
1
2
3
Treadwear
Traction
Temperature resistance
i
For illustration purposes only. Actual
data on tires are specific to each vehi-
cle and may vary from data shown in
above illustration.
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| Categories | Mercedes-Benz Manuals, Mercedes-Benz SL-Class Manuals |
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| Tags | Mercedes-Benz SL, Mercedes-Benz SL500, Mercedes-Benz SL55 AMG, Mercedes-Benz SL600, Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG |
| Model Year | 2006 |
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