2012 Hyundai Equus Owners Manual

Maintenance
4.
The number of layers or plies of  rub-     Quality grades  can be  found  where     side-walls of passenger vehicle tires.
ber-coated   fabric  in   the  tire.  Tire     applicable     on   the    tire    sidewall     The  tires  available  as  standard   or
Tire ply composition and material
7. Uniform tire quality grading
These  grades   are  molded  on  the
between  tread  shoulder  and  maxi-     optional  equipment  on your  vehicle
manufacturers also must indicate the
materials  in  the  tire,  which include
mum section width.
may vary with respect to grade.
steel,  nylon,  polyester,  and  others.     For example:
The letter  "R" means radial  ply con-     TREADWEAR 200
Traction - AA, A, B & C
struction; the letter "D" means diago-
TRACTION AA
The traction  grades, from highest  to
lowest,  are AA,  A, B  and  C. Those
grades represent  the  tire’s ability  to
stop on  wet pavement as  measured
under controlled conditions on  spec-
The tread wear  grade is a compara-     ified   government   test  surfaces   of
tive rating based on  the wear rate of
asphalt and  concrete. A tire  marked
nal or  bias ply construction; and  the
TEMPERATURE A
letter "B" means belted-bias ply con-
struction.
Tread wear
5.
Maximum permissible inflation
pressure
This number  is the greatest  amount     the tire when tested under controlled     C  may  have  poor  traction perform-
of air pressure  that should be  put in     conditions   on  a   specified  govern-
the tire. Do not exceed the maximum     ment test course. For example, a tire
permissible inflation pressure.  Refer     graded  150  would wear  one-and-a-
to the  Tire and  Loading Information     half  times  (1½) as  well on  the gov-
label   for    recommended    inflation     ernment course as a tire graded 100.
ance.
WARNING
The traction  grade assigned  to
this  tire  is  based  on  straight-
ahead   braking  traction   tests,
and does  not include  accelera-
tion,  cornering,   hydroplaning,
or peak traction characteristics.
pressure.
The  relative   performance   of  tires
depends upon  the actual  conditions
of   their   use,   however,  and   may
6.
Maximum load rating
This number indicates the  maximum     depart  significantly  from   the  norm
load  in  kilograms  and  pounds  that     due  to  variations  in  driving  habits,
can  be   carried  by  the   tire.  When     service practices  and differences  in
replacing  the  tires   on  the  vehicle,     road characteristics and climate.
always use  a tire that  has the same
load  rating  as  the  factory  installed
tire.
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