2016 Hyundai Santa Fe Owners Manual

Maintenance
Tread wear
Traction - AA, A, B & C
Sustained   high    temperature   can
cause  the   material  of   the  tire   to
degenerate and  reduce tire life,  and
excessive  temperature  can  lead  to
sudden tire failure. The Grade C cor-
responds  to a  level  of performance
which  all  passenger  car tires  must
meet    under   the    Federal   Motor
Vehicle  Safety   Standard  NO.  109.
Grades  B  and  A  represent   higher
levels of performance  on the labora-
tory  test  wheel  than   the  minimum
required by the law.
The tread wear  grade is a compara-     The  traction grades,  from highest  to
tive rating based on  the wear rate of     lowest,  are  AA, A,  B  and C.  Those
the tire when tested under controlled     grades  represent  the  tires ability  to
conditions  on   a  specified   govern-     stop on  wet pavement  as measured
ment test course. For example, a tire     under controlled conditions  on speci-
graded  150 would  wear  one-and-a-     fied  government   test   surfaces   of
half times  (1½)  as well  on the  gov-     asphalt and concrete.A tire marked C
ernment course as a tire graded 100.     may have poor traction performance.
The  relative   performance   of  tires
depends upon  the actual  conditions
WARNING
of   their   use,   however,  and   may
The traction  grade assigned  to
depart  significantly   from  the  norm
this  tire  is  based  on  straight-
because   of   variations    in  driving
ahead   braking  traction   tests,
habits,  service practices  and  differ-
WARNING - Tire
temperature
and does  not include  accelera-
ences in road characteristics and cli-
tion,  cornering,   hydroplaning,
mate.
or peak traction characteristics.
The temperature  grade  for this
tire is established  for a tire that
is   properly   inflated   and   not
overloaded.  Excessive   speed,
These  grades   are  molded  on  the
side-walls of passenger vehicle tires.
Temperature -A, B & C
The  tires  available  as  standard  or
optional  equipment on  your  vehicle     The  temperature grades  are  A (the
underinflation,     or
excessive
may vary with respect to grade.
highest),  B and  C  representing  the
tire’s resistance  to the generation  of
heat and  its ability  to dissipate heat
when tested  under controlled condi-
tions on a specified indoor laboratory
test wheel.
loading, either  separately  or in
combination,   can  cause   heat
build-up  and  possible   sudden
tire failure. This can  cause loss
of  vehicle  control  and  serious
injury or death.
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