2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER wheel size

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Ti re pre ssu remoni tor<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Warni ngtrian gle<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Warranty <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Washe rflui d
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Wea ther display (COMA ND)
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
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Whe eland tirecombin ations
Ti res <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Whe elbo lttig hten ingtorque ........... 317
Whe elcho ck<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Whe els
Ch ang ingawh eel <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ch ecki ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Cl ea ning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Impo rtant safety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 293
Infor mationondriving <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Interch anging/cha nging ................ 313
Mou nting anew wheel <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 316
Mou nting awh eel <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 313
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Re movi ngawh eel <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Stori ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ti ghte ning torque<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Whe elsize /tire size<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Win dsc ree n
Ele ctrica lwi nd scre en<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Win dow s
see Sidewi ndow s
Win dshi eld
Defro sting<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Win dshi eld was herfluid
see Windsh ield wa she rsy stem
Win dshi eld was hersystem
Addi ngwashe rflu id<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Impo rtant safety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Win dshi eld wi pers
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Pro blem (ma lfunction) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Re placi ng the wipe rbl ad es ............ 114
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Win terdrivi ng
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Sli pp ery roadsu rfa ces <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Snow chains<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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terope ratio n
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Win tertire s
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Wipe rbl ades
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Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Re placi ng <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Work shop
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the
vehicleon the desired course withi nph ysi-
cal limi ts. ESP ®
as sists the driver when pulling
aw ay on wetor slip pe ry roa ds.ESP ®
can also
sta bilize the vehicledu rin gbra king .
ETS (Electro nicTrac tionSys tem) i
Ob
serve the "Impo rtantsafety note s"sec-
tio n(Y page 60).
ETS tractio ncontro lis pa rtof ESP ®
.
ETS brakes thedrive wheelsind ividu ally ifthe y
sp in. Thisena bles youto pullaw ay and accel-
era teon slip pe ry surfa ces ,for exa mpl eif the
roa dsu rfa ce isslip pe ry on one side .In addi-
tio n,mor edri ve torq ueistra nsfe rredto the
wh eelor wh eelswith tra ctio n.
ETS remains acti vewhen youde acti vate ESP ®
.
i Me
rce des -AMG vehic les: your veh icle
ma ybe equipp ed with 20-i nch tireson the
rea raxl e.After changing to19 inch wheels,
ETS mayinte rvenenoti ceablyea rlier durin g
the first few kilome ters.After appro xim ately
10 km ETS willfu nctio nas usua lag ain.
Info rma tionon the dimens ions and typesof
wh eelsand tiresfor your veh iclecan be
fou ndinthe "Wheel/tir ecomb inations" sec-
tio n(Y page 318 ).
Impo rtant safety notes G
WA
RNING
If ESP ®
is ma lfunctio ningitwi llnot provide
any vehiclesta bilizati on. Thereisan
incr easedris kof ski dding orofan acc ident.
Exerc ise cau tionwh en conti nuing todrive.
Hav eESP ®
che cked ataqu alifi ed speci alist
wo rksh op. Wh
entow ingthe vehiclewi th the rearaxl e
ra ised ,ob serve the note son ESP ®
(Y page 290 ).
If the 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lamp lights up
conti nuously,the nESP ®
is de acti vated .
If the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamp and the00BB
ESP ®
OFF warning lamp arelit conti nuously,
ESP ®
is not availabl e du eto ama lfunctio n.
Ob serve the inform ation onwarning lamps
(Y page 236 )and disp laymes sage swh ich
ma ybe sho wninthe instrument cluste r
(Y page 206 ).
i Onl
yus ewh eelswith the recomm ended
tire sizes .Onl ythe nwi llESP ®
functio npro p-
erl y.
Ch arac teristics ofESP® Ge
neral info rmatio n
If the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamp goes out
be for ebe ginning thejourney ,ESP ®
is au to-
ma tica lly acti ve.
If ESP ®
inte rvenes ,the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning
la mp flashe sin the instrument cluste r.
If ESP ®
inte rvenes :
X Do not deacti vate ESP ®
und erany circum -
sta nces .
X Onl yde pre ssthe accelera tor pedalas faras
nece ssarywh en pulling away.
X Ada ptyour drivin gsty leto suitthe prevailing
roa dand weath ercond itions .
The influ ence ofdriv eprog rams onESP®
The drive pro grams allo w ESP ®
to adaptto diffe rent weath ercond itions ,roa dcond itions and the
de sired drivin gsty le.Yo ucan setthe drive pro grams using the DYN AMIC SELEC Tbu tton
(Y page 132) oron AMG vehicles using the DYN AMIC SELEC Tcontro ller (Y page 133 ). 66
Dr
ivi ng safet ysy stem sSafet y

Mirrors
Exteri
ormirrors
Adjusting theexteri ormirrors G
WARNING
You couldlose control ofyou rvehicl eif you
do the followi ngwhi ledrivi ng:
R adju stthe drive r'sseat, headrestrai nt,
steering wheelor mirrors
R fasten theseat belt
There isarisk ofan accide nt.
Adjust thedrive r'sseat, headrestrai nt,
steering wheeland mirror andfasten your
seat beltbefore starting theengine. G
WARNING
The exterior mirroronthe front-passeng er
side reducesthesize ofthe imag e.Visi ble
objects areactua llycloser thantheyappear.
This means thatyoucouldmisjud gethe dis-
tance fromroaduserstraveli ngbehi nd,e.g.
when changi nglane .There isarisk ofan
accide nt.
For this reas on,alwaysmake sureofthe
actua ldista ncefrom theroad userstraveli ng
behi ndbyglancing overyourshou lder. X
Make surethattheSmartKey isin posi tion
0047 or0048 inthe ignitio nlock.
X Press button 0043for the left exterior mirror
or button 0044for the right exterior mirror.
The indica torlamp inthe correspo ndingbut-
ton lights upinred.
The indica torlamp goesoutagainafter
some time.Youcanadju stthe sele cted exterior
mirrorusing button 0087aslong as
the indica torlamp islit.
X Press button 0087up, dow n,to the right orto
the left.
The exterior mirrormustbeset toaposi tion
that provi desyou with agood overvi ewof
traffic conditions.
The convex exterior mirrorsprovidealarg er
fiel dof visi on.
The exterior mirrorsareautomatica llyhea ted
after starting thevehicl eif the rear windo w
defros terisswi tched onand theoutsi detem-
pera ture islow .Mirror heating lastsup to10
minutes.
i You
canalsohea tup the exterior mirrors
manua llyby swi tching onthe rear windo w
defros ter.
Fo lding theexteri ormirrors inor out
ele ctrical ly X
Make surethattheSmartKey isin posi tion
0047 or0048 inthe ignitio nlock.
X Briefl ypress button 0043.
Both exterior mirrorsfoldinor out.
i Make
surethattheexterior mirrorsare
alw aysfolde dout fullywhi ledrivi ng.They
coul dotherwi sevibra te.
Exteri ormirror pushed outofposi tion If
an exterior mirrorhasbeen pushed outof
posi tion, procee das foll ows:
X Move theexterior mirrorintothecorrect
posi tion manua lly.
The mirror housingisengag edaga inand
you can adju stthe exterior mirrorsasusu al
(Y pag e105) . Mirrors
105Seats,steering wheeland mirrors Z

R
the steering exh ibits sporty steering cha rac-
teri stics.
R ESP ®
pro vides the optim um comp romise
be twe entractio nand stability. Fur therinf or-
ma tionab ou tESP ®
(Y page 66) .
Dri veprog ramS+(Sport Plus)
Dri vepro gramS+ ischa racteri zedbythe fol-
lo wi ng:
R the vehicleexh ibits partic ular ly sp orty driv-
ing characteri stics.
R the vehiclepu lls aw ay infirst gear.
R the automa tictransmi ssion shifts uplater.
The fuel cons umption possi blybe ing highe r
as ares ultof the later automa tictransmi s-
si on shiftpo ints .
R the susp ens ion exh ibits partic ular ly firm
da mpi ngsetting s(ve hicle swi th adap tive
da mpi ngsyste m).
R the susp ens ion exh ibits firm dampi ngset-
ting s(ve hicle swi th Activ eBod yCo ntrol ).
R the steering exh ibits sporty steering cha rac-
teri stics.
R ESP ®
emp hasizes thevehicle'sow nove r-
ste ering and understee ringcha racteri stics.
Thi sena bles amor eacti vedrivin gsty le.Thi s
dri ve pro gramreq uires incr easeddri ver
inte ractio n.Fur therinf orm ation abou tESP ®
(Y page 66).
i Onl
yse lect thi sdri ve pro gramifthe road
cond itions arego od ,e.g .the roadis dry and
the routeaheadis cle arly vis ible.
Dri veprog ramI(I ndi vidual )
In dri ve pro gramIthe followi ng pro pertie sof
the drive pro gramcan beselected :
R the drive (engi ne and transmi ssion manag e-
ment)
R the susp ens ion
R the steering
R the contro lthre sholdsof ESP ®
Info rma tionab ou tconfi gurin gdri ve pro gramI
wi th the multimed iasyste mcan befou ndin
the DigitalOp era tor' sMa nua l. Veh
icle swi th adapti vedampi ngsys tem:
driv eprog ramE(E co no my)
Dri vepro gramEis cha racter izedby the follow-
ing :
R the vehicleexh ibits comf ortable, eco nomi cal
ha ndl ing character istics .
R the vehiclepu lls aw ay mor ege ntly in
for wa rdand revers ege ars, unl essthe accel-
era tor pedalis de pre sse dfu lly.
R op tim alfuel cons umption resulting fromthe
au toma tictransmi ssion shiftin gup soo ner.
Th eveh icleis dri ven inthe low eng inespee d
ra nge and thewheelsareless likel yto spin.
R the susp ens ion exh ibits comf ortable da mp-
ing setting s.
R the steering exh ibits comf ortable ste ering
cha racter istics .
R du rin gde cel era tion,the engineisdisco n-
necte dfro mthe drive train. Theveh icleus es
kine ticene rgy and cons umesless fuel
(co asting mod e).
R ESP ®
pro vides the optim um comp romise
be twe entractio nand stability. Fur therinf or-
ma tionab ou tESP ®
(Y page 66).
Veh icle swi th Activ eBody Contro l:
CU RVE driveprog ram
Th eCU RVE drive pro gramischa racter izedby
the followi ng:
R incr easeddri vin gcomf ortonbends .
R the vehicletil ts acti velyinto thebend. Fur-
the rinf orm ation onthe curvetilting functio n
(Y page 169 ).
R the vehicleexh ibits comf ortable, eco nomi cal
ha ndl ing character istics .
R the vehiclepu lls aw ay mor ege ntly in
for wa rdand revers ege ars, unl essthe accel-
era tor pedalis de pre sse dfu lly.
R comf ortable su sp ens ion se tting .
R the steering exh ibits comf ortable ste ering
cha racter istics .
R op tim alfuel cons umption resulting fromthe
au toma tictransmi ssion shiftin gup soo ner.
R the automa tictransmi ssion shiftin gup
soo ner. Thisres ults inthe vehiclebe ing
dri ven atlowe reng inespee ds and the
wh eelsbe ing less likel yto spin.
R du rin gde cel era tion,the engineisdisco n-
necte dfro mthe drive train. Theveh icleus es Au
tomati ctrans mission
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Tire
-chan getoo lkit The
tire-cha nge tool kitcan befou ndinthe
stow agewe llund erthe trunk floor
(Y page 252 ). 0043
Bag conta ining the tire-cha nging tool s
Bag 0043with the tire-cha nging tool sconta ins:
R jack
R lug wr ench
R alig nment bolt
R wh eelcho ck
R glove s
Dep endingonthe equipme nt,tool sreq uired
for awh eelcha nge ,su ch asajack oralug
wr ench ,ar enot availabl e in allveh icles. Tools
ap pro ved foryour veh iclear eav ailabl e at a
qu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh op. Fl
at tire Pre
parin gthe vehic le
Yo ur veh iclema ybe equipp ed with:
R tire swi th run-fl atcha racteri stics
(M OExte ndedtire s)(Y page 278 )
Veh iclepre paratio nis not nece ssaryon
veh icles with MOExte ndedtire s.
R aTIR EFIT kit(Ypage 277 )
Veh icle swi th the Merce des -Benzeme r-
ge ncyca llsys tem: inthe eventofafla ttire ,
yo ucan conta ctthe Merced es-Benz emer-
ge ncy callsy stem custome rcente r.
Veh icles equipp ed with MOExte ndedtire sar e
not equipp ed with aTIR EFIT kitatthe factory .
It is the refore reco mme ndedtha tyo uad ditio n-
al ly eq uip yo ur veh iclewi th aTIR EFIT kitifyo u
mou nttire stha tdo not featureru n-fl atcha rac-
teri stics, e.g.wi nter tires.ATIR EFIT kitmaybe
ob tained fromaqu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh op. Info
rma tionon cha nging and mou nting wheels
(Y page 313 ).
X Stop thevehicleon solid,non-s lipp ery and
le vel ground ,as faraw ay aspossi ble fro m
tra ffic.
X Swi tch onthe hazar dwa rning lamps .
X Secu rethe vehicleag ainst rolling away
(Y page 146 ).
X Ifpo ssi ble, bri ng the frontwh eelsinto the
stra ight-a head positio n.
X Swi tch offthe engine.
X Veh icle swi tho utKEYLES S-GO :rem ove
the Sma rtKeyfro mthe igniti onlock.
X Veh icle swi th KEYLES S-GO :op en the driv-
er' sdo or.
The vehicleelectro nicsarenow inpo sitio n
005A. Thisis the same asthe Sma rtKeyha vin g
be en rem oved.
X Veh icle swi th KEYLES S-GO :rem ove the
Star t/Stop button fromthe igniti onlock
(Y page 126 ).
X Ma kesure tha tthe passe nge rsarenot
end angeredas the ydo so. Makesure tha t
no one isnea rthe dange rar ea while a
wh eelis be ing change d.Anyo newhois not
di rectl yas sisti ng inthe wheelcha nge
sho uld, for exa mpl e,sta nd behind the bar-
rie r.
X Ge tou tof the vehicle. Pa yatte ntionto tra f-
fic cond itions when doing so.
X Close thedriver 'sdo or. MOE
xtende dtire s(ti res with run-f lat
prope rties)
Ge neral notes Wi
th MOExte ndedtire s(ti res with runfla t
cha racteri stics) ,yo ucan conti nuetodrive your
veh icleeve nif the reisatota llo ss ofpre ssu re
in one ormor etire s.The affecte dtire mustnot
sho wany clearly vis ible da ma ge.
Yo ucan reco gnizean MOExte ndedtire bythe
MOExte ndedma rkin gwh ich appe arson the
si de wa llof the tire.Yo uwi llfind thisma rkin g
next tothe tire size designa tion,the load -be ar-
ing capacityand thespee dind ex
(Y page 307 ).
MOExte ndedtire sma yonl ybe used incon-
juncti onwith an acti vetire pressu remoni tor. 27
8 Fl
at tireBreak downass istanc e

If
apr essu reloss warning message
ap pea rsinthemu ltifu nct ion displa y:
R obse rveth eins truct ionsin thedispl aymes -
sages (Ypage 227)
R ch eck thetir efor damag e
R ifdriv ingon,obse rveth efoll owin gno tes
The drivingdist anceposs ibleinrun -flat mod e
is appro ximately50 miles (80kilome ters)
when theveh icle ispart ially laden andappro x-
imat ely19miles (30kilome ters) when the
veh icle isfully laden .
In addit iontotheveh icle load, thedriv ingdis-
tan ceposs ibledepen dsupon :
R Vehi clespee d
R Road condition
R Out side temper ature
The drivingdist anceposs ibleinrun -flat mod e
may bereduc edbyext rem edriv ingcon dition s
or man euver s,or itcan beincreas edthroug ha
mod eratest yle ofdriv ing.
The drivingdist anceposs ibleinrun -flat mod e
is coun tedfrom themom entthetir epres sure
loss warn ingappear sin themult ifunction dis-
play.
You must notexc eed amax imum design
spee dof 50 mph (80km/h).
When replacin gon eor all tires, please observe
th efoll owin gspec ificatio nsfor your vehicle's
tir es:
R Siz e
R Type and
R The "MOE xtend ed" mark
If atir ehas goneflat and cannotbe repl aced
with anMOE xtend edtire, ast andar dtir emay
be used asate mpo rarymeas ure.Makesure
th at you usethepro per sizeand type (summer
or wint ertire).
Vehi clesequippe dwith MOExtend edtires are
no tequippe dwith aTIRE FITkit atthefac tory.
It is theref orerecomm endedthat you addit ion-
ally equip yourvehicle with aTIRE FITkit ifyou
moun ttir es that do notfeat ure run-flat charac -
te ris tic s,e.g .wint ertires. ATIRE FITkit can be
obt aine dfrom aqualifi edspec ialist workshop,
for exam ple. Imp
ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
When youdrivein emer gencymod e,the
han dlingch arac teris tic sare impair ed.e.g.
when cornerin g,when acceler atingst ron gly
and when braking.Ther eis aris kof an acc i-
den t.
Do notexc eed themax imum specified
spee d.Avoid any abrupt steer ing and driving
man euver sas well asdriv ingoverobst acles
(cur bs,pot holes ,off -road). Thisapplies ,in
part icular ,to aloaded vehicle.
St op driv inginemer gencymod eif you
no tice:
R bang ingnoise
R veh icle vibratio n
R smo kewhic hsme llslikerubbe r
R con tinuous ESP®
int erv entio n
R crack sin thetir eside walls
Af terdriv inginemer gencymod e,have the
rim sch eck edbyaqualifi edspec ialist work-
sho pwith regard totheir further use. The
def ective tiremust berepl aced ineve ry
cas e. TIR
EFIT kit
Imp ortant safety notes TIRE
FITis atir esealan t.
You canuseTIRE FITto seal punc tures ofup to
0. 16 in(4 mm ),part icular lythose inthetir e
tr ead. YoucanuseTIRE FITat out side temper a-
tur es down to00F84 ‡(00F82 0†). G
WAR
NING
In thefoll owin gsit uatio ns,th etir esealan tis
unabl eto pro vide sufficientbreak down
assis tance, asitis unabl eto seal thetir e
pro perl y:
R there arecutsor punc tures inthetir e
large rth an those men tionedabov e.
R thewheel rimisdamag ed.
R you have drivenatver ylow tirepres sures
or on aflat tire. Flat
tire
279Break down assistance
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surfaces
thatarenot icyorcovered withsnow.
Take appropria tecare when driving.
Temper ature G
WARNING
The temperature gradeforthis tireisestab-
lished foratire that isproperly inflatedand
not overloaded .Exc essive speed, underinfla-
tion, orexcessive loading,either separately
or incombination, cancause excessive heat
buil d-up andpossible tirefailu re.
The temperature gradesareA(the highest), B,
and C,representing thetire's resistance tothe
generation ofheat anditsabil itytodissipa te
heat when tested undercontrolled conditions
on aspecified indoorlaboratorytestwheel.
Sustained hightemperature cancause the
material ofthe tire todegenerate andreduce
tire life, and excessive temperature canlead to
sudden tirefailu re.The grade Ccorresponds
to alevel ofperformance whichallpassenger
car tires must meet under theFederal Motor
Vehicle SafetyStandard No.109. Grades B
and Arepresent higherlevelsofperformance
on the labora torytestwheel thantheminimum
required bylaw. Tire
labeli ng
Overview 0043
Uniform TireQuali tyGradi ngStandard
(Y page 311)
0044 DOT, TireIdentification Number
(Y page 310)
0087 Maximum tireload (Ypage 310)
0085 Maximum tirepressure (Ypage 299)
0083 Manufacturer
0084 Tire material (Ypage 311)
006B Tire size designation, load-bearingcapacity
and speed rating(Ypage 307)
006C Load index (Ypage 309)
006D Tire name
The markings described aboveareonthe tire
in addition tothe tire name (sales designation)
and themanufacturer's name.
i Tire
data isvehicle-specific andmay devi-
ate from thedata inthe example.
Tire size designation, load-bearing
capacity andspeed rating G
WARNING
Exc eeding thestated tireload-bea ringcapa-
city and theapproved maximum speed
could leadtotire damage orthe tire burst-
ing. There isarisk ofaccident.
Therefore, onlyusetiretypes andsizes
approved foryour vehicle model.Observe All
about wheelsand tires
307Wheels andtires
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the
tire load rating andspee dra ting
req uired foryour veh icle. 0043
Tire width
0044 Nom inalas pe ct ratio in%
0087 Tire cod e
0085 Rim diam ete r
0083 Loadbe aring index
0084 Spe edrating
Ge neral: dependi ng on the manuf actu rer's
sta nda rds,the size impri nted inthe tire wall
ma ynot conta inany letters orma yconta in
one letter thatpre ced esthe size descri ption.
If the reisno letter preced ingthe size descri p-
tio n(a ssho wnabove ):the searepa sse nge r
veh icletire sacc ording toEur opeanma nuf ac-
tur ing standa rds.
If "P "pre ced esthe size descri ption: theseare
pa sse nge rveh icletire sacc ording toU.S. man-
uf actu ringsta nda rds.
If "L T" pre ced esthe size descri ption: theseare
li ght truck tire sacc ording toU.S. manuf actu r-
ing standa rds.
If "T "pre ced esthe size descri ption: comp act
eme rgency wheelswith high tire pressu retha t
ar eonl yde signe dfor temp oraryusein an
eme rgency .
Tire width: tirewidth 0043sho wsthe nomi nal
tire width inmi llim ete rs.
He ight-w idth ratio :as pe ct ratio 0044 isthe size
ra tio betwe enthe tire height and tirewidth
and issho wninpe rcen t.The aspe ct ratio is
cal cul ate dby divid ing the tire width bythe tire
he ight.
Tire code: tire code0087 speci fiesthe tire type.
"R "rep resents radial tire s;"D" represents
di ag ona ltire s;"B" represents diag ona lra dial
tire s. Op
tional ly,tire swi th ama xim um spee dof ove r
149 mph (240km/h )ma yha ve "ZR" inthe
si ze descri ption, dependi ng on the manuf ac-
tur er(e.g. 245/4 0ZR 18) .
Rim diamete r:rim diam ete r0085 isthe diam e-
ter ofthe bead seat, not thediam ete rof the
rim flange .Th erim diam ete ris sp eci fiedin
inch es(in).
Lo ad-b earingin dex :lo ad -be aring index0083 is
a num erical cod etha tsp eci fiesthe maxim um
lo ad -be aring capacityof atire .
Do not overload the tiresby exce eding the
sp eci fiedload limi t.Th ema xim um permi ssible
lo ad can befou ndonthe vehicle'sTire and
Loa ding Info rma tionplaca rdon the B-pi llar on
the driver 'sside (Ypage 303) .
Exam ple:
Loa d-bearin gind ex91 indicates ama xim um
lo ad of1,3 56 lb(615 kg)tha tthe tirescan
be ar.For furthe rinf orm ation onthe maxim um
tire load inkilog rams and lbs, see
(Y page 310 ).
For furthe rinf orm ation onthe load bearing
ind ex, see"L oa dind ex" (Ypage 309) .
Spe edratin g:spee dra ting 0084speci fiesthe
ap pro ved maxim um spee dof the tire.
i Ti
re data isveh icle-s pecificand mayde vi-
ate fromthe data inthe exampl e.
Re gardl essof the spee dra ting ,al wa ysobserve
the spee dlimi ts. Drivecar efully and adapt
yo ur drivin gsty leto the trafficcond itions . Summe
r
tire s In
dex Spe
edratin g Q up
to100 mph (160km/h ) R up
to106 mph (170km/h ) S up
to112 mph (180km/h ) T up
to118 mph (190km/h ) H up
to130 mph (210km/h ) V up
to149 mph (240km/h ) W up
to168 mph (270km/h ) Y up
to186 mph (300km/h ) ZR
...Y up
to186 mph (300km/h ) 30
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labo utwhee lsan dtire sWhe elsand tires