2016 Hyundai Elantra Owners Manual

Maintenance
Tire speed ratings
The chart below lists many of the dif-
3. Checking tire life (TIN :Tire
Identification Number)
WARNING - Tire age
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 side-
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 conditions
ating speed.
wall), displaying the  DOT Code. The
DOT Code is a series of numbers on
a  tire   consisting  of   numbers  and
English  letters.  The   manufacturing
date  is  designated by  the  last  four
digits (characters) of the DOT code.
Speed
Rating
Symbol
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 accident
involving serious injury or death.
Maximum Speed
S
T
H
V
Z
112 mph (180 km/h)
118 mph (190 km/h)
DOT : XXXX XXXX OOOO
130 mph (210 km/h)
The front part of the DOT indicates a
plant  code   number,  tire   size  and
tread pattern  and the last  four num-
bers indicate  week and  year  manu-
factured.
149 mph (240 km/h)
Above 149 mph (240 km/h)
For example:
DOT  XXXX XXXX  1615  represents
that the tire was produced in the 16th
week of 2015.
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