Maintenance
5.
Maximum permissible inflation
pressure
Tread wear
WARNING - Tire age
The tread wear grade is a compara-
Tires degrade over time, even
when they are not being used.
Regardless of the remaining
tread, it is recommended that
tires tread, It is recommended
that tires generally be replaced
after 6 years of normal service.
Heat caused by not climates or
This number is the greatest amount tive rating based on the wear rate of
of air pressure that should be put in the tire when tested under controlled
conditions on a specified govern-
ment test course. For example, a tire
graded 150 would wear one-and-a-
half times (1½) as well on the gov-
ernment course as a tire graded 100.
the tire. Do not exceed the maximum
permissible inflation pressure. Refer
to the Tire and Loading Information
label for recommended inflation
pressure.
The relative performance of tires
depends upon the actual conditions
of their use, however, and may
frequent
high
loading
6.
Maximum load rating
Conditions can accelerate the
aging process. Failure to follow
this Warning can result in sud-
den tire failure, which could
lead to a loss of control and an
This number indicates the maximum depart significantly from the norm
load in kilograms and pounds that because of variations in driving
can be carried by the tire. When habits, service practices and differ-
ences in road characteristics and cli-
mate.
replacing the tires on the vehicle,
always use a tire that has the same
accident
involving
serious
load rating as the factory installed These grades are molded on the
injury or death.
tire.
side-walls of passenger vehicle tires.
The tires available as standard or
optional equipment on your vehicles
may vary with respect to grade.
4.
Tire ply composition and material
7. Uniform tire quality grading
The number of layers or plies of rub- Quality grades can be found where
ber-coated fabric are in the tire. Tire applicable on the tire sidewall
manufacturers also must indicate the between tread shoulder and maxi-
materials in the tire, which include mum section width.
Traction - AA, A, B & C
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
under controlled conditions on speci-
fied government test surfaces of
asphalt and concrete.A tire marked C
may have poor traction performance.
steel, nylon, polyester, and others.
For example:
The letter "R" means radial ply con-
TREAD wear 200
struction; the letter "D" means diago-
nal or bias ply construction; and the
TRACTION AA
letter "B" means belted-bias ply con- TEMPERATUE A
struction.
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