Maintenance
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7. Uniform tire quality grading
Quality grades can be found where appli- The tires available as standard or
These grades are molded on the
side-walls of passenger vehicle tires.
5.
Maximum permissible inflation
pressure
This number is the greatest amount cable on the tire sidewall between tread optional equipment on your vehicles
of air pressure that should be put in shoulder and maximum section width.
the tire. Do not exceed the maximum For example:
may vary with respect to grade.
permissible inflation pressure. Refer TREADWEAR 200
Traction - AA, A, B & C
to the Tire and Loading Information
label for recommended inflation
pressure.
TRACTION AA
TEMPERATURE A
The traction grades, from highest to
lowest, are AA, A, B and C. Those
grades represent the tires ability to
stop on wet pavement as measured
Tread wear
The tread wear grade is a compara- under controlled conditions on spec-
tive rating based on the wear rate of ified government test surfaces of
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6.
Maximum load rating
This number indicates the maximum the tire when tested under controlled asphalt and concrete. A tire marked
load in kilograms and pounds that conditions on a specified govern- C may have poor traction perform-
can be carried by the tire. When ment test course. For example, a tire
replacing the tires on the vehicle, graded 150 would wear one-and-a-
always use a tire that has the same half times (1½) as well on the gov-
load rating as the factory installed ernment course as a tire graded 100.
ance.
WARNING
The traction grade assigned to
this tire is based on straight-
ahead braking traction tests,
and does not include accelera-
tion, cornering, hydroplaning,
or peak traction characteristics.
tire.
The relative performance of tires
depends upon the actual conditions
of their use, however, and may
depart significantly from the norm
because of variations in driving
habits, service practices and differ-
ences in road characteristics and cli-
mate.
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| Categories | Kia Manuals, Kia Rondo Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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