2010 Hyundai I30 Owners Manual

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Maintenance
Wheel size designation
Tire speed ratings
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Wheels are also  marked with impor-     The chart below lists many of the dif-      3. Checking tire life (TIN : Tire
Identification Number)
tant information that  you need if you     ferent  speed  ratings currently  being
ever have to replace one. The follow-     used for passenger  cars. The speed     Any tires that are over 6 years, based
ing  explains   what  the   letters  and     rating is part  of the tire size designa-     on   the   manufacturing    date,   tire
numbers in  the wheel  size designa-     tion  on the  sidewall of  the tire. This      strength  and  performance,  decline
tion mean.
symbol   corresponds  to   that   tire's     with   age  naturally   (even   unused
designed  maximum  safe   operating     spare   tires).  Therefore,    the  tires
speed.
(including  the spare  tire)  should be
replaced by  new ones. You  can find
the  manufacturing  date  on  the  tire
sidewall (possibly on the inside of the
wheel),  displaying  the   DOT  Code.
The DOT  Code  is a  series of  num-
bers on a  tire consisting of numbers
and English letters.  The manufactur-
ing date is designated by the last four
digits (characters) of the DOT code.
Example wheel size designation:
6.0JX16
Speed
Rating
Symbol
Maximum Speed
6
.0 - Rim width in inches.
J - Rim contour designation.
6 - Rim diameter in inches.
S
T
H
V
Z
180 km/h (112 mph)
190 km/h (118 mph)
1
210 km/h (130 mph)
240 km/h (149 mph)
Above 240 km/h (149 mph)
DOT : XXXX XXXX OOOO
The front  part  of the  DOT means  a
plant  code   number,  tire   size  and
tread pattern  and the last  four num-
bers indicate  week and  year  manu-
factured.
For example:
DOT  XXXX XXXX  1606  represents
that the tire was produced in the 16th
week of 2006.
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