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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