2000 BMW 7-Series 740i 740iL 750iL E38 Owners Manual

Tire  re  p la c e m e n t
137n
To  m a inta in g ood  h a nd ling a  nd  ve hic le      Tra c tio n
Te m p e ra tu re
re s p ons e , u s e  o nly tire s  o f a  s ingle
The  tra c tio n g ra d e s , fro m  h ighe s t to
lowe  s t, a re  AA, A, B , a nd   C .
Thos  e  g ra d e s  re p re s e nt th e  tire 's  a b ility     tire 's  re s is ta nc e  to  th e  g e ne ra tio n o f
to  s to p  o n w e t p a ve m e nt a s  m e a s ure d
und e r c ontro  lle d  c ond itio ns  o n s p e c i-
fie d  g ove rn m e nt te s t s urfa c e s  o f a s -
p ha lt a nd  c onc re te . A tire   m a rke d  C
m a y h a ve  p oor tra c tio n p e rfo rm a nc e .
The  te m p e ra tu re  g ra d e s  a re  A (th e
highe  s t), B  a nd  C , re p re s e ntin g th e
tre a d  c onfigura  tio n fro m  a  s ingle  m a nu-
fa c tu re r. B MW te s ts  a nd  a p p ro ve s
whe  e l/tire  c om b ina tio ns . R e fe r to
p a ge 1 42.
he a t a nd  its  a b ility to  d is s ip a te  h e a t
whe  n te s te d  u nd e r c ontro lle d  c ond i-
tio ns  o n a  s p e c ifie d  in d oor la b ora to ry
te s t w he e l.
S us ta ine d  h igh te m p e ra tu re  c a n c a us e
th e  m a te ria l o f th e  tire  to  d e ge ne ra te
a nd  re d uc e  tire  life , a nd  e xc e s s ive  te m -
p e ra tu re  c a n le a d  to  s ud d e n tire  fa ilure .
The  g ra d e  C  c orre s p ond s  to  a  le ve l o f
DO T Qu a lity  Gra d e s
Tre a d we a r
Tra c tio n AA A B  C
Te m p e ra tu re  A B  C
The  tra c tio n g ra d e  a s s igne d  to
th is  tire  is  b a s e d  o n s tra ight-
a he a d  b ra kin g tra c tio n te s ts , a nd  d oe s
All p a s s e nge r c a r tire s  m us t c on-
form  to  Fe  d e ra l S a fe ty R e q uire -
not in  c lud e  a c c e le ra tio n, c orn e ring, h y-    p e rfo rm a nc e  w hic h a ll p a s s e nge r c a r
m e nts  in  a d d itio n to  th e s e  g ra d e s .<
d ro p la ning, o r p e a k tra c tio n c ha ra c te r-
is tic s .<
tire s  m us t m e e t u nd e r th e  Fe d e ra l Mo -
to r Ve hic le  S a fe ty S ta nd a rd  No . 1 09.
Gra d e s  B a nd  A re p re s e nt h ighe r le ve ls
of p e rfo rm a nc e  o n th e  la b ora to ry te s t
whe  e l th a n th e  m inim um  re q uire d  b y
la w.
Tre a d w e a r
The  tre  a d we a r g ra d e  is  a  c om p a ra tive
ra tin g b a s e d  o n th e  w e a r ra te  o f th e  tire
whe  n te s te d  u nd e r c ontro lle d  c ond i-
tio ns  o n a  s p e c ifie d  g ove rn m e nt te s t
c ours e .
Fo r e xa m p le , a  tire  g ra d e d  1 50 w ould
we a r o ne  a nd  o ne -ha lf (1 1  /2) tim e s  a s
we ll on th  e  g ove rn m e nt c ours e  a s  a  tire
gra d e d  1 00. Th e  re la tive  p e rfo rm a nc e
of tire  s  d e p e nd s  u p on th e  a c tu a l c ond i-
tio ns  o f th e ir u s e , h owe ve r, a nd  m a y
d e p a rt s ignific a ntly fro m  th e  n orm  d ue
to  va ria tio ns  in  d rivin g h a b its , s e rvic e
p ra c tic e s  a nd  d iffe re nc e s  in  ro a d  c ha r-
a c te ris tic s  a nd  c lim a te .
The  te m p e ra tu re  g ra d e  for th is  tire
is  e s ta b lis he d  fo r a  tire  th a t is
p ro p e rly in fla te d  a nd  n ot o ve rlo a d e d .
Exc e s s ive  s p e e d , u nd e rinfla tio n, o r e x-
c e s s ive  lo a d ing, e ith e r s e p a ra te ly o r in
c om b ina tio n, c a n c a us e  h e a t b uild up
a nd  p os s ib le  tire  fa ilure .<
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