Mercedes Benz 2005 e 320 用户手册

Unique identifier which facilitates efforts 
by tire manufacturers to notify purchasers 
in recall situations or other safety matters 
concerning tires and gives purchases the 
means to easily identify such tires. The TIN 
is comprised of “Manufacturer's identifica-
tion mark”, “Tire size”, “Tire type code” 
and “Date of manufacture”.

Numerical code associated with the 
maximum load a tire can support.

This indicates the number of plies or the 
number of layers of rubber-coated fabric in 
the tire tread and sidewall. Tire manufac-
turers also must indicate the ply materials 
in the tire and sidewall, which include 
steel, nylon, polyester, and others.

Part of tire designation; indicates the 
speed range for which a tire is approved.

Force exerted by the vehicle on the road 
via the tires. The amount of grip provided.

The portion of a tire that comes into 
contact with the road.

Narrow bands, sometimes called 
“wear bars” that show across the tread of 
a tire when only 

1

/

6

in (1.6 mm) of tread 

remains.

A tire information system that provides 
consumers with ratings for a tire's traction, 
temperature and treadwear. Ratings are 
determined by tire manufacturers using 
government testing procedures. The 
ratings are molded into the sidewall of the 
tire.

Rated cargo and luggage load plus 
68 kilograms (150 lbs) times the vehicle's 
designated seating capacity.

Load on an individual tire that is 
determined by distributing to each axle its 
share of the maximum loaded vehicle 
weight and dividing it by two.