2015 Hyundai I20 Owners Manual

Tire speed ratings
The chart below lists many of the dif-
3. Checking tire life (TIN :Tire
Identification Number)
WARNING
ferent speed  ratings  currently being     Any  tires that  are over  6  years old,
used  for  passenger   car  tires.  The     based  on  the   manufacturing  date,
speed  rating is  part  of the  tire size      (including the  spare  tire) should  be
designation  on  the  sidewall  of  the     replaced  by new  ones. You can  find
tire. This symbol corresponds to that      the manufacturing  date  on  the  tire
tire's designed  maximum safe  oper-     sidewall (possibly on the inside of the
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   could  cause   sudden
tire failure,  which could lead  to
a  loss  of control  and  an  acci-
dent involving serious  injury or
death.
ating speed.
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.
Speed
Rating
Symbol
Maximum Speed
S
T
180 km/h (112 mph)
190 km/h (118 mph)
210 km/h (130 mph)
240 km/h (149 mph)
Above 240 km/h (149 mph)
270 km/h (168 mph)
DOT : XXXX XXXX OOOO
H
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.
V
Z
W*
7
*
W  speed  rating  is sub-category  of  the  Z
speed rating.
For example:
DOT  XXXX XXXX  1614  represents
that the tire was produced in the 16th
week of 2014.
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