Operation
Tires and wheels
may vary from data shown in above
illustration.
DOT, Tire Identification Number (TIN)
4
Tire type code (at the option of the tire
manufacturer)
U.S. tire regulations require each new tire
manufacturer or tire retreader to mold a TIN
into or onto a sidewall of each tire produced.
The TIN is a unique identifier which facilitates
efforts by tire manufactures to notify
purchasers in recall situations or other safety
matters concerning tires and gives
purchasers the means to easily identify such
tires.
In addition to tire load rating, special load
identification 1 may be molded into the tire
sidewall following the letter designating the
tire speed rating 6 (Y page 262).
RNo specification given: absence of any text
(like in above example) indicates a
5 Date of manufacture
i For illustration purposes only. Actual data
on tires are specific to each vehicle and
may vary from data shown in above
illustration.
standard load (SL) tire.
DOT (Department of Transportation)
RXL or Extra Load: designates an extra load
(or reinforced) tire.
Tire branding symbol 1 denotes that the tire
meets requirements of the U.S. Department
of Transportation.
The TIN is comprised of “Manufacturer’s
identification mark”, “Tire size”, “Tire type
code” and “Date of manufacture”.
RLight Load: designates a light load tire.
RC, D, E: designates load range associated
with the maximum load a tire can carry at
a specified pressure.
Manufacturer’s identification mark
Manufacturer’s identification mark 2
denotes the tire manufacturer.
New tires have a mark with two symbols.
Retreaded tires have a mark with four
symbols. For more information on retreaded
tires, see (Y page 247).
Tire size
1
2
3
DOT
Manufacturer’s identification mark
Tire size
Code 3 indicates the tire size.
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| Categories | Mercedes-Benz E-Class Manuals, Mercedes-Benz Manuals |
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| Tags | Mercedes-Benz E300, Mercedes-Benz E320 BlueTec, Mercedes-Benz E350, Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG, Mercedes-Benz W211 |
| Model Year | 2009 |
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