2006 Kia Sportage Owners Manual

Maintenance
3.
Checking tire life (TIN :Tire
Identification Number)
4.Tire  ply composition and mate-
rial
WARNING - Tire age
Any tires that are over 6 years, based
on   the   manufacturing    date,   tire
strength  and   performance,  decline
with   age  naturally    (even  unused
spare   tires).   Therefore,   the   tires
(including  the spare  tire)  should be
replaced by  new ones. You  can find
the  manufacturing  date  on  the  tire
sidewall (possibly on the inside of the
wheel),  displaying  the   DOT  Code.
The DOT  Code  is a  series of  num-
bers on a  tire consisting of numbers
and English letters.  The manufactur-
ing date is designated by the last four
digits (characters) of the DOT code.
A  tire,  more  than  6  years old,
may sustain  separation of  cord
layers, inside  the tire.   Tire fail-
ure, due  to  separation of  cord,
can   cause  serious   accidents
and injuries.
Make  sure to  check  the  manu-
facturing  date  of   the  tire  and
replace it  within 6 years  of that
date.
The number of layers or plies of  rub-
bercoated fabric in the tire. Tire man-
ufacturers   also  must   indicate   the
materials  in  the  tire,  which include
steel,  nylon,  polyester,  and  others.
The letter  "R" means radial  ply con-
struction; the letter "D" means diago-
nal or  bias ply construction; and  the
letter "B" means belted-bias ply con-
struction.
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DOT : XXXX XXXX OOOO
The front  part  of the  DOT means  a
plant  code   number,  tire   size  and
tread pattern  and the last  four num-
bers indicate  week and  year  manu-
factured.
For example:
DOT  XXXX XXXX  1602  represents
that the tire was produced in the 16th
week of 2002.
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Product Specification
CategoriesKia Manuals, Kia Sportage Manuals
Model Year2006
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