(B)TireWidth : Thethree‐digitnumberindicates
thetiresection widthinmillimeters fromsidewall
tosidewall.
TireTerminologyandDefinitions
AirPressure : Theamountofairinsidethetire
pressing outward oneachsquareinchofthetire.
Airpressure isexpressed inpoundspersquare
inch(psi)orkilopascal (kPa).
(C)AspectRatio : Atwo‐digitnumberthat
indicates thetireheight‐to‐widthmeasurements.
Forexample, ifthetiresizeaspectratiois60,as
showninitemCoftheillustration, itwouldmean
thatthetire'ssidewall is60percentashighasit
iswide.
Accessory Weight : Thismeansthecombined
weightofoptional accessories. Someexamples of
optional accessories are,automatic transmission,
powersteering, powerbrakes,powerwindows,
powerseats,andairconditioning.
(D)Construction Code : Alettercodeisusedto
indicate thetypeofplyconstruction inthetire.
TheletterRmeansradialplyconstruction; the
letterDmeansdiagonal orbiasplyconstruction;
andtheletterBmeansbelted‐biasply
construction.
AspectRatio : Therelationship ofatire'sheight
toitswidth.
Belt : Arubbercoatedlayerofcordsthatis
located betweenthepliesandthetread.Cords
maybemadefromsteelorotherreinforcing
materials.
(E)RimDiameter : Diameter ofthewheelin
inches.
Bead : Thetirebeadcontains steelwires
wrappedbysteelcordsthatholdthetireonto
therim.
(F)Service Description : Thesecharacters
represent theloadindexandspeedratingofthe
tire.Theloadindexrepresents theloadcarry
capacity atireiscertified tocarry.Thespeed
ratingisthemaximumspeedatireiscertified to
carryaload.
BiasPlyTire : Apneumatic tireinwhichtheplies
arelaidatalternate angleslessthan90degrees
tothecenterline ofthetread.
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| Categories | Cadillac Manuals, Cadillac STS Manuals |
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| Tags | Cadillac STS 3.6, Cadillac STS 4.6 |
| Model Year | 2010 |
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