2008 Mercedes SL-Class Owner's Manual - Page 319

Operation Tires and wheels DOT (Department of Transportation) A tire branding symbol 1 ( page 318) which denotes the tire meets requirements of the U.S. Department of Transportation. Manufacturer's identification mark The manufacturer's identification mark 2 ( page 318) denotes the tire manufacturer. New tires have a mark with two symbols. Retreaded tires have a mark with four symbols. For more information on retreaded tires, see ( page 291). Tire size The code 3 ( page 318) indicates the tire size. Tire type code The code 4 ( page 318) may, at the option of the manufacturer, be used as a descriptive code for identifying significant characteristics of the tire. Date of manufacture The date of manufacture 5 ( page 318) identifies the week and year of manufacture. The first two figures identify the week, starting with "01" to represent the first full week of the calendar year. The second two figures represent the year. For example, "3202" represents the 32nd week of 2002. 1 DOT 2 Manufacturer's identification mark 3 Tire size 4 Tire type code (at the option of the tire manufacturer) 5 Date of manufacture i For illustration purposes only. Actual data on tires are specific to each vehicle and may vary from data shown in above illustration. 318