2011 Hyundai Santa Fe Owners Manual

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-      3. Checking tire life
load the tire can carry.
ferent speed  ratings  currently being
(TIN :Tire  Identification Number)
G201003AEN
used for passenger  cars. The speed     Any tires that are over 6 years, based
rating is part of the tire size designa-      on   the   manufacturing    date,   tire
tion on  the sidewall  of  the tire. This     strength   and  performance,  decline
symbol   corresponds  to   that   tire's     with   age  naturally   (even   unused
designed  maximum  safe   operating     spare   tires).  Therefore,    the  tires
H - Speed  Rating  Symbol.  See the
speed rating chart  in this section
for additional information.
Wheel size designation
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.
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
112 mph (180 km/h)
118 mph (190 km/h)
130 mph (210 km/h)
Example wheel size designation:
7.0JX18
149 mph (240 km/h)
Above 149 mph (240 km/h)
DOT : XXXX XXXX OOOO
7.0
- Rim width in inches.
J - Rim contour designation.
- 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.
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For example:
DOT  XXXX XXXX  1609  represents
that the tire was produced in the 16th
week of 2009.
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