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
Quality grades can be found where
applicable on the tire sidewall
between tread shoulder and maxi-
mum section width.
of their use. However, performance Temperature -A, B & C
may differ from the norm because of The temperature grades are A (the
variations in driving habits, service highest), B and C. The grades repre-
practices and differences in road sent the tire’s resistance to the gen-
For example:
characteristics and climate.
eration of heat and its ability to dissi-
pate heat when tested under con-
TREADWEAR 200
TRACTION AA
TEMPERATURE A
These grades are molded on the
side-walls of passenger vehicle tires. trolled conditions on a specified
indoor laboratory test wheel.
The tires available as standard or
optional equipment on Kia vehicles
may vary with respect to grade.
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| Categories | Kia Manuals, Kia Sorento Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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