2004 BMW 5-Series 525i 530i 545i E60 E61 Owners Manual

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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