Maintenance
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- Load Index, a numerical code Tire speed ratings
associated with the maximum The chart below lists many of the dif-
load the tire can carry.
ferent speed ratings currently being Any tires that are over 6 years, based
used for passenger cars. The speed on the manufacturing date, tire
rating is part of the tire size designa- strength and performance, decline
tion on the sidewall of the tire. This with age naturally (even unused
symbol corresponds to that tire's spare tires). Therefore, the tires
designed maximum safe operating (including the spare tire) should be
H - Speed Rating Symbol. See the
speed rating chart in this section
for additional information.
Wheel size designation
speed.
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.
Wheels are also marked with impor-
tant information that you need if you
ever have to replace one. The follow-
ing explains what the letters and
numbers in the wheel size designa-
tion mean.
Speed
Rating
Symbol
Maximum Speed
S
T
H
V
Z
180 km/h (112 mph)
190 km/h (118 mph)
Example wheel size designation:
210 km/h (130 mph)
240 km/h (149 mph)
Above 240 km/h (149 mph)
5.5
- Rim width in inches.
J - Rim contour designation.
14 - Rim diameter in inches.
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 1609 represents
that the tire was produced in the 16th
week of 2009.
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| Categories | Kia Manuals, Kia Rio Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2010 |
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