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