Maintenance
6.
Maximum load rating
Tread wear
Traction - AA, A, B & C
This number indicates the maximum The tread wear grade is a compara- The traction grades, from highest to
load in kilograms and pounds that tive rating based on the wear rate of lowest, are AA, A, B and C. The
can be carried by the tire. When the tire when tested under controlled grades represent the tires ability to
replacing the tires on the vehicle, conditions on a specified govern- stop on wet pavement as measured
always use a tire that has the same ment test course. For example, a tire under controlled conditions on spec-
load rating as the factory installed graded 150 would wear one-and-a- ified government test surfaces of
tire.
half times as well on the government asphalt and concrete. A tire marked
course as a tire graded 100. C may have poor traction perform-
ance.
The relative performance of tires
depends upon the actual conditions
7.
Uniform tire quality grading
The following information relates to
the tire grading system developed by
the
Standard Safety (CMVSS) for grad-
ing tires by tread wear, traction and
temperature performance.
of their use. However, performance Temperature -A, B & C
may differ from the norm because of
The temperature grades are A (the
Canadian
Motor
Vehicle
variations in driving habits, service
practices and differences in road
characteristics and climate.
highest), B and C. The grades repre-
sent the tire’s resistance to the gen-
eration of heat and its ability to dissi-
These grades are molded on the pate heat when tested under con-
side-walls of passenger vehicle tires. trolled conditions on a specified
The tires available as standard or indoor laboratory test wheel.
optional equipment on Kia vehicles
may vary with respect to grade.
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