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Maximum (permissible) inflation pressure means the maximum cold inflation pressure to
which a tire may be inflated. Also called "max­ imum inflation pressure."
Normal occupant weight
means
150 lbs. (68 kilograms) times the number
of occupants seated in the vehicle up to the total seating capacity of your vehicle.
Outer diameter
means the overall diameter of an inflated new
tire.
Overall width means the linear distance between the exteriors
of the sidewalls of an inflated tire, including ele­
vations due to labeling, decorations, or protec­ tive bands or ribs.
Ply
means a layer of rubber-coated parallel cords.
Radial ply tire
means a pneumatic tire in which the ply cords
that extend to the beads are laid at substantially
90 degrees to the centerline of the tread.
Recommended inflation pressure
see
52, "Cold tire inflation pressure".
Rim
means a metal support for a tire or a tire and
tube assembly upon which the tire beads are
seated.
Rim diameter
means nominal diameter of the bead seat . If you
change your wheel size, you will have to pur­
chase new tires to match the new rim diameter.
Rim size designation
means rim diameter and width.
Rim width
means nominal distance between rim flanges.
Sidewall
means that portion of a tire between the tread
and bead.
Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
Speed rating (letter code) means the speed at which a tire is designed to be
driven for extended periods of time. The ratings range from 93 mph (150 km/h) to 186 mph
(298 km/h). These ratings are listed in the table
below 62. You may not find this informa­
tion on all tires because it is not required by law.
The speed rating letter code, where applicable, is molded on the tire sidewall and indicates the
maximum permissible road speeds.
Tire pressure monitoring system
1 )
means a system that detects when one or more
of a vehicle's tires are underinflated and illumi­ nates a low tire pressure warning telltale.
Tread means that portion of a tire that comes into con­
tact with the road.
Tread separation means pulling away of the tread from the tire
carcass.
Tread wear indicators (TWI) means the projections within the principal
grooves designed to give a visual indication of
the degrees of wear of the tread. See
59, "Tread Wear Indicator (TWI)" for more informa­
tion on measuring tire wear.
Uniform Tire Quality Grading
is a tire information system developed by the United States National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) that is designed to help buyers make relative comparisons among tires.
The UTQG is not a safety rating and not a guar­ antee that a tire
will last for a prescribed number
of miles or perform in a certain way. It simply
gives tire buyers additional information to com­ bine with other considerations, such as price,
brand loyalty and dealer recommendations .
Under UTQG, tires are graded by the tire manu­
facturers in three areas: tread wear, traction and temperature resistance. The UTQG information
on the tires, molded into the sidewalls.
U.S. DOT Tire Identification Number (TIN)
This is the tire's "serial number."
It begins with
the letters "DOT" and indicates that the tire
meets all federal standards. The next two num-
Tire pressure monitoring system)
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Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
tires approved for the Volkswage n models ered by your Owner's Literature.
The tire pressure label on the open edge of the
dri ver's door (
54, fig. 13 ) lists th e s pec ifi­
cations of the original equipm ent tir es insta lled
on your vehicle at the time it was
Federal law re quire s tire manufacturers to plac e
standardized informat io n on the sid ew all of all
t ir es
fig. This information id enti­
fi es d esc ribes the fundamental charac te ris­
ti cs, the quality grad e of the tire and also pro­
vides
tir e id entifi cation number for safe ty stan ­
dard certificat ion an d in case of reca ll.
Tire specifications
Kn ow le d ge of tire sp ec ifica tions mak es it easier
to choose the tires. Hadial tires ha ve the
t ir e sp ec ifica tion s mark ed on th e sidewall, for
examp le :
P255 I 55 R 18 109 H x i
This contain s the following information:
Indi cates the tir e is for pass enger
No minal tire width in mm of the tire from
s ide wall edg e to sidewa ll edge. 1 n general.
th e lar ger the numb er, the wider th e tir e
55 I !e ight /width
in per cent (aspect ratio )
Tire constru ctio n: Hrad ial
1 8 Him diamete r
(in inch es)
109
co de
Speed le tter code
x i
tha t th e tire is "R einf orced"
( h eavy-d uty tir es)
M +S (o r "M /S") Indicates that t he tire h as some
m ud and snow capabili ty
The tire s could al so have the information of di ­
rection of rotation
51, "Unidi rectiona l
tires".
T ir e manufactur ing date
The manufa cturin g dat e is also indicate d on the
tir e sid ewa ll (poss ibly o nly on the i1111 erside of
th e wheel):
... 45 03 ... "means. fo r exam ple, that th e
tir e produ ced in the 45th week of
Speed Rating Letter Code
The sp ee d rating le tt er code on the wheel s indi­
cates the maximum p ermi ssibl e roa d speeds
in "Wint er tires" on page
up 93 mph (150 km/h )
Q 99 mph km/h)
up to 106 mph (170 k m/h)
s up to llO mph (180 km /h )
T up
118 mph (190 km/h )
u up t o 124 mph (200 km/h )
up to 130 mph (210 km /h )
V up to 149 mph (240
up to 150 mph (240
\V up t o 168 mph (270 y
up to mph (298
U. S. DOT Tire Identification Number (TIN )
Thi s is the tir e's "se rial number." It begins with
th e le tt ers "DOT" and indicates
the tire
m ee ts all federal standards . The n ext two
ber s or lett ers indicate th e plant where it was
manufacture d. and the la st four numb ers repre­
se nt the week and year of manuf acture. For ex­
a mpl e. th e numb ers 180 1 m ean that the tire
produ ced in the 18th week of 2001. The oth er
numb ers are mark etin g co des ma y or ma y
n o t be used b y th e tire manufa cturer. T his infor­
mati on is u sed to contact consum ers ifa tire de­
f ec t req uires a reca ll.
Tir e ply compos ition and materials used
T he numb er of plies indicat es the numb er of
la ye rs of rubb er-co ated fabri c in the tir e. In gen­
e ral, th e g rea te r the numb er of p lies , th e mor e
a tire can supp ort. Tire manuf actur ers
a lso mu st indicate the materials in the tire ,
wh ich include steel. nylon, poly este r, and
o th ers .
Maximu m Load Ra ting
Thi s numb er indi cat es the maximum load in ki ­
lo gram s and pounds that can h e
by the
tir e. Tread wear, traction and te mpe ralll re
g rades
64, tir e quality
·II For tir es max imum speed capabilit y over mph (240 km /h ). tire so metimes use
th e lette rs
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Booklet 3.3 T echn ical Data
Max imum Vehicle Weigh ts
lbs. kg.
Transm ission
Auto mati c
I Manu al Auto ma
weight of the front and rear axle and corres pondin gly reduces the
o th er load that your vehi cle c an carry.
Maxim um Permiss ib le Trai ler Weights lbs.
kg.
Automat ic Manual Auto mati c
Manual
Trail er w ith brake s
1,000 2,000 454 907
T ra il e r w ithout brake s
1,000 1,6 50
454 748
Tongue load 200 91
Th e to ngue load increa ses th e weight of th e re ar ax le and co rrespondingly re du ces the oth er lo ad
th at yo ur vehicl e can carry. A lways read and h eed further info rmati on abou t traile r towing
3.2 "Tip s and Advice", chapter "Trailer towing.". The ma ximum tongue load is only appli-
cab le if th e two hole s o n th e outer, vertica l wall of the m ain ch ass is beam were used w hen installing
th e trailer hitch.
Wh eelbase
IOl.4 in. I 2,578 mm
L en gth
178.8 in.
I 4,544 mm
Width 78.2 in. / l,987 mm
H eig ht (un loaded )
57.5 in./ 1,463 mm
Turn ing circle diamete r (wa ll to wall)
35.7
I 10.9 meters
Tra ck fro nt
60.3 in.
I 1,533 mm re a r
59.7 in. I 1,517 mm
G round clearance {load ed)
5.4 in./ 13 6 mm
Sligh t diffe re n ces to th ese fi gure s are po ssibl e. d ep ending on whee l and tire size fiuc d and the leve l se­
l e c te d
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