2001 Ford Taurus Owners Manual

Maintenance and care

U.S.DepartmentofTransportation-Tirequalitygrades:TheU.S.

DepartmentofTransportationrequiresFordtogiveyouthefollowing

informationabouttiregradesexactlyasthegovernmenthaswrittenit.

Treadwear

Thetreadweargradeisacomparativeratingbasedonthewearrateof

thetirewhentestedundercontrolledconditionsonaspecified

governmenttestcourse.Forexample,atiregraded150wouldwearone

andone-half(11/2)timesaswellonthegovernmentcourseasatire

graded100.Therelativeperformanceoftiresdependsupontheactual

conditionsoftheiruse,however,andmaydepartsignificantlyfromthe

normduetovariationsindrivinghabits,servicepractices,and

differencesinroadcharacteristicsandclimate.

Traction AA A B C

Thetractiongrades,fromhighesttolowestareAA,A,B,andC.Those

gradesrepresentthetire’sabilitytostoponwetpavementasmeasured

undercontrolledconditionsonspecifiedgovernmenttestsurfacesof

asphaltandconcrete.AtiremarkedCmayhavepoortraction

performance.

Thetractiongradeassignedtothistireisbasedon

straight-aheadbrakingtractiontests,anddoesnotinclude

acceleration,cornering,hydroplaningorpeaktractioncharacteristics.

Temperature A B C

ThetemperaturegradesareA(thehighest),B,andC,representingthe

tire’sresistancetothegenerationofheatanditsabilitytodissipateheat

whentestedundercontrolledconditionsonaspecifiedindoorlaboratory

testwheel.Sustainedhightemperaturecancausethematerialofthetire

todegenerateandreducetirelife,andexcessivetemperaturecanleadto

suddentirefailure.ThegradeCcorrespondstoalevelofperformance

whichallpassengercartiresmustmeetundertheFederalMotorVehicle

SafetyStandardNo.109.GradesBandArepresenthigherlevelsof

performanceonthelaboratorytestwheelthantheminimumrequiredby

law.

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whitney on Mar 03, 2015. Manual

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