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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