2008 Kia Spectra Owners Manual

Maintenance
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- Load  Index,  a  numerical   code
associated   with  the  maximum
load the tire  can carry.
3. Checking tire life  (TIN : Tire
Identification Number)
Tire speed ratings
The chart below lists  many of the dif-
ferent  speed ratings  currently  being     Any tires that are over 6 years, based
H - Speed  Rating  Symbol.  See  the      used for passenger  cars. The speed      on   the   manufacturing     date,   tire
speed rating  chart in this  section     rating is part  of the tire size designa-
strength  and   performance,   decline
with   age   naturally   (even   unused
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tion  on the  sidewall of  the  tire. This
symbol   corresponds   to   that  tire's      spare   tires).   Therefore,    the   tires
designed  maximum   safe  operating      (including  the spare  tire)  should  be
Wheel size designation
speed.
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.
Wheels are  also marked with  impor-
tant information  that you need  if you
ever have to replace one. The follow-
ing  explains   what   the  letters   and
numbers  in the  wheel size  designa-
tion mean.
Speed
Rating
Symbol
Maximum Speed
S
T
H
V
Z
180 km/h (112 mph)
190 km/h (118 mph)
Example wheel  size designation:
6.0JX15
210 km/h (130 mph)
240 km/h (149 mph)
Above 240 km/h (149 mph)
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.
6.0
- Rim width  in inches.
J - Rim contour  designation.
15 - Rim diameter  in inches.
For example:
DOT  XXXX  XXXX 1606  represents
that the tire was produced in the 16th
week of 2006.
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CategoriesKia Manuals, Kia Spectra Manuals
Model Year2008
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