2009 Mercedes CL-Class Owner's Manual - Page 447

Operation Tires and wheels the "Technical data" section (Y page 569), for example when purchasing new tires. If you are uncertain about the correct reading of the information given on a tire's sidewall, any authorized Mercedes-Benz Center will be glad to assist you. RNo specification given: absence of any text (like in above example) indicates a standard load (SL) tire. RXL or Extra Load: designates an extra load (or reinforced) tire. Load: designates a light load tire. D, E: designates load range associated with the maximum load a tire can carry at a specified pressure. 1 DOT 2 Manufacturer's identification mark 3 Tire size 4 Tire type code (at the option of the tire RLight RC, Load identification DOT, Tire Identification Number (TIN) U.S. tire regulations require each new tire manufacturer or tire retreader to mold a TIN into or onto a sidewall of each tire produced. The TIN is a unique identifier which facilitates efforts by tire manufactures to notify purchasers in recall situations or other safety matters concerning tires and gives purchasers the means to easily identify such tires. The TIN is comprised of "Manufacturer's identification mark", "Tire size", "Tire type code" and "Date of manufacture". manufacturer) 5 Date of manufacture 1 Load identification i For illustration purposes only. Actual data on tires are specific to each vehicle and may vary from data shown in above illustration. In addition to tire load rating, special load identification 1 may be molded into the tire sidewall following the letter designating the tire speed rating 6 (Y page 442). i For illustration purposes only. Actual data on tires are specific to each vehicle and may vary from data shown in above illustration. DOT (Department of Transportation) Tire branding symbol 1 denotes that the tire meets requirements of the U.S. Department of Transportation. Z 445