Mercedes-Benz 2010 GL-Class Operator's Manual page 255

Index Speed rating
17 up to 130 mph (210 km/h)
H M+S
17 up to 149 mph (240 km/h)
V M+S
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Not all M+S rated tires provide special
winter performance. Make sure the tires
you use show M+S and the mountain/
snowflakeimarking on the tire
sidewall. These tires meet specific snow
traction performance requirements of the
Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA)
and the Rubber Association of Canada
(RAC) and have been designed specifically
for use in snow conditions.
An electronic speed limiter prevents your
vehicle from exceeding a speed of 130 mph
(210 km/h).
The factory equipped tires on your vehicle
may have a tire speed rating above the
maximum speed permitted by the electronic
speed limiter.
Make sure your tires have the required tire
speed rating as specified for your vehicle in
the "Technical data" section (
for example when purchasing new tires.
If you are uncertain about the correct reading
of the information given on a tire's sidewall,
any authorized Mercedes-Benz Center will be
glad to assist you.
or M+Sifor winter tires
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Load identification
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on tires are specific to each vehicle and
may vary from data shown in above
illustration.
In addition to the load index, special load
identification : may be molded into the tire
sidewall following the letter designating the
speed symbol B (
No specification given: absence of any text
R
(like in above example) indicates a
standard load (SL) tire.
XL or Extra Load: designates an extra load
R
(or reinforced) tire.
Y
page 365),
Light Load: designates a light load tire.
R
C, D, E: designates load range associated
R
with the maximum load a tire can carry at
a specified pressure.
DOT, Tire Identification Number (TIN)
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.
Tires and wheels
For illustration purposes only. Actual data
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page 251).
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