2009 Mercedes CL-Class Owner's Manual - Page 444
2009 Mercedes CL-Class Manual
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Operation Tires and wheels i For illustration purposes only. Actual data on tires are specific to each vehicle and may vary from data shown in above illustration. For more information, see "Rims and tires" (Y page 569). Tire size designation, load and speed rating i For illustration purposes only. Actual data on tires are specific to each vehicle and may vary from data shown in above illustration. General: Depending on the design standards used, the tire size molded into the sidewall may have no letter or a letter preceding the tire size designation. No letter preceding the size designation (as illustrated above): Passenger car tire based on European design standards. Letter "P" preceding the size designation: Passenger car tire based on U.S. design standards. Letter "LT" preceding the size designation: Light Truck tire based on U.S. design standards. Letter "T" preceding the size designation: Temporary spare tires which are high pressure compact spares designed for temporary emergency use only. Tire width Tire width 1 indicates the nominal tire width in millimeters. 1 Uniform Tire Quality Grading Standards (Y page 447) 2 DOT, Tire Identification Number (Y page 445) 3 Maximum tire load (Y page 446) 4 Maximum tire inflation pressure 1 Tire width 2 Aspect ratio in % 3 Radial tire code 4 Rim diameter 5 Tire load rating 6 Tire speed rating (Y page 446) 5 Manufacturer 6 Tire ply material (Y page 448) 7 Tire size designation, load and speed rating (Y page 442) 8 Load identification (Y page 445) 9 Tire name 442