Mercedes Benz 2008 c300 Manuale Utente

1 Load identification

In addition to tire load rating, special load 
identification

1 may be molded into the 

tire sidewall following the letter designat-
ing the tire speed rating

6 (

No specification given: absence of any text 
(like in above example) indicates a 
standard load (SL) tire.

XL (Extra Load): designates an extra load 
(or reinforced) tire.

Light Load: designates a light load tire.

C, D, E: designates load range associated 
with the maximum load a tire can carry at 
a specified pressure.

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 facili-
tates 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”.

1 DOT 
2 Manufacturer’s identification mark
3 Tire size
4 Tire type code (at the option of the tire 

manufacturer)

5 Date of manufacture

A tire branding symbol

1 (

which denotes the tire meets require-
ments of the U.S. Department of Transpor-
tation. 

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