Maintenance
Wheel size designation
Tyre speed ratings
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Wheels are also marked with impor- The chart below lists many of the dif- 3. Checking tyre life (TIN : Tyre
Identification Number)
tant information that you need if you ferent speed ratings currently being
ever have to replace one. The follow- used for passenger cars. The speed Any tyres that are over 6 years,
ing explains what the letters and rating is part of the tyre size desig- based on the manufacturing date,
numbers in the wheel size designa- nation on the sidewall of the tyre.
tyre strength and performance,
tion mean.
This symbol corresponds to that decline with age naturally (even
tyre's designed maximum safe oper- unused spare tyres). Therefore, the
ating speed.
tyres (including the spare tyre)
should be replaced by new ones.You
can find the manufacturing date on
the tyre sidewall (possibly on the
inside of the wheel), displaying the
DOT Code. The DOT Code is a
series of numbers on a tyre consist-
ing of numbers and English letters.
The manufacturing date is designat-
ed by the last four digits (characters)
of the DOT code.
Example wheel size designation:
6.0JX16
Speed
Rating
Symbol
Maximum Speed
6
.0 - Rim width in inches.
J - Rim contour designation.
6 - Rim diameter in inches.
S
T
H
V
Z
112 mph (180 km/h)
118 mph (190 km/h)
1
130 mph (210 km/h)
149 mph (240 km/h)
Above 149 mph (240 km/h)
DOT : XXXX XXXX OOOO
The front part of the DOT means a
plant code number, tyre size and
tread pattern and the last four num-
bers indicate week and year manu-
factured.
For example:
DOT XXXX XXXX 1606 represents
that the tyre was produced in the
16th week of 2006.
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