d e ntly o f the fa c t th a t tire s c a n re a c h a n a ge
of 1 0 ye a rs .
Te m p e ra tu re
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 tire 's
re s is ta nc e to th e g e ne ra tio n o f he a t a nd its
a b ility to d is s ip a te h e a t w he n te s te d u nd e r
c ontro lle d c ond itio ns on a s p e c ifie d ind 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 . Th e gra d e C
c orre s p ond s to a le ve l o f p e rfo rm a nc e
whic h a ll p a s s e nge r c a r tire s m us t m e e t
und 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. G ra d e s B a nd A re p re -
s e nt h ighe r le ve ls o f p e rfo rm a nc e o n th e
la b ora to ry te s t w he e l th a n th e m inim um
re q uire d b y la w.
Un ifo rm Tire Qu a lity Gra d in g
Qua lity g ra d e s c a n b e fo und w he re a p p li-
c a b le o n th e tire s id e wa ll b e tw e e n tre a d
s hould e r a nd m a xim um s e c tio n w id th . Fo r
e xa m p le :
Tre a d we a r 2 00 Tra c tio n AA
Te m p e ra tu re A
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
All p a s s e nge r c a r tire s m us t c onform
to Fe d e ra l S a fe ty R e q uire m e nts in
a d d itio n to th e s e g ra d e s .<
The te m p e ra tu re g ra d e fo r th is tire is
e s ta b lis he d fo r a tire th a t is p ro p e rly
infla 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 xc 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 .<
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 t-
ing b a s e d o n th e we 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 itio 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 gra d e d 150 would we a r
one a nd o ne -ha lf (1 g) tim e s a s we ll on th e
gove rn m e nt c ours e a s a tire g ra d e d 1 00.
The re la tive p e rfo rm a nc e o f tire s d e p e nd s
up on th e a c tu a l c ond itio ns o f th e ir u s e ,
howe ve r, a nd m a y d e p a rt s ignific a ntly fro m
th e norm d ue to va ria tio ns in d rivin g ha 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 ra c te ris tic s a nd c lim a te .
RS C – Ru n -fla t tire s
You will re c ognize run-fla t tire s b y a c irc ula r
s ym b ol c onta ining th e le tte rs R S C o n th e
s id e o f th e tire , re fe r to p a ge 1 75.
M+S
Win te r a nd a ll-s e a s on tire s .
The s e h a ve b e tte r w inte r p ro p e rtie s th a n
s um m e r tire s .
Tra c tio n
The tra c tio n gra d e s , fro m highe s t to lowe s t,
a re AA, A, B , a nd C .
Tire c o n d itio n
Thos e g ra d e s re p re s e nt th e tire 's a b ility to
s to p o n w e t p a ve m e nt a s m e a s ure d u nd e r
c ontro lle d c ond itio ns o n s p e c ifie d g ove rn -
m e nt te s t s urfa c e s of 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 .
Ins p e c t yo ur tire s fre q ue ntly fo r tre a d we a r,
s igns o f d a m a ge a nd fo r fo re ign o b je c ts
lod ge d in th e tre a d . C he c k th e tre a d d e p th .
Tire tre a d
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 k-
ing tra c tio n te s ts , a nd d oe s n ot in c lud e
a c c e le ra tio n, c orn e ring, h yd ro p la ning, o r
p e a k tra c tio n c ha ra c te ris tic s .<
The tre a d d e p th s hould n ot d ro p b e low
0
.1 2 in/3 m m , a lth ough, fo r e xa m p le , Eu ro -
p e a n le gis la tio n o nly s p e c ifie s a m inim um
tre a d d e p th o f 0 .0 63 in /1.6 m m . At tre a d
d e p th s b e low 0 .1 2 in /3 m m th e re is a n
inc re a s e d ris k o f high-s p e e d hyd ro p la ning,
1
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