Mercedes Benz 2007 r 320 cdi User Manual
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Operation
Tires and wheels
Tire type code
The code
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page 396) may, at the
option of the manufacturer, be used as a
descriptive code for identifying significant
characteristics of the tire.
descriptive code for identifying significant
characteristics of the tire.
Date of manufacture
The date of manufacture
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identifies the week and year of manufac-
ture.
ture.
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.
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.
week of 2002.
Maximum tire load
1 Maximum tire load rating
The maximum tire load is the maximum
weight the tires are designed to support.
weight the tires are designed to support.
For more information on tire load rating
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For information on calculating total and
cargo load capacities (
cargo load capacities (
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For illustration purposes only. Actual data
on tires are specific to each vehicle and may vary
from data shown in above illustration.
from data shown in above illustration.
Warning!
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Do not overload the tires by exceeding the
specified load limit as indicated on the plac-
ard located on the driver’s door B-pillar.
Overloading the tires can overheat them,
possibly causing a blowout. Overloading the
tires can also result in handling or steering
problems, or brake failure.