2013 Hyundai Santa Fe Owners Manual

Maintenance
Tire speed ratings  
The chart below lists many of the dif-
ferent speed  ratings  currently being
3. Checking tire life
(TIN :Tire  Identification
Number)
WARNING - Tire age
Tires  degrade  over  time,  even
when they  are  not being  used.
Regardless   of   the  remaining
tread,  it  is  recommended  that
tires generally be replaced after
six (6)  years of normal  service.
Heat caused  by hot climates  or
frequent   high   loading   condi-
tions  can accelerate  the  aging
process.  Failure  to  follow  this
Warning  can  result  in  sudden
tire failure,  which could lead  to
a  loss  of control  and  an  acci-
dent involving serious  injury or
death.
used  for  passenger   car  tires.  The     Any tires  that  are over  6 years  old,
speed  rating is  part  of the  tire size      based  on  the  manufacturing   date,
designation  on  the  sidewall  of  the
tire
strength
and
performance,
tire. This symbol corresponds to that      decline   with  age   naturally    (even
tire's designed  maximum safe  oper-     unused  spare  tires). Therefore,  the
ating speed.
tires (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
numbers on a tire consisting of num-
bers and English letters.  The manu-
facturing  date is  designated  by  the
last  four  digits   (characters)  of  the
DOT code.
Speed
Rating
Symbol
Maximum Speed
S
T
H
V
180 km/h (112 mph)
190 km/h (118 mph)
210 km/h (130 mph)
240 km/h (149 mph)
Z
Above 240 km/h (149 mph)
DOT : XXXX XXXX OOOO
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  1614  represents
that the tire was produced in the 16th
week of 2014.
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