Saturn 2009 VUE Green Line Hybrid Owner's Manual page 260

5-40 Service and Appearance Care
The TIN is molded onto both
sides of the tire, although
only one side may have the date
of manufacture.
(E) Tire Ply Material
of cord and number of plies
in the sidewall and under
the tread.
(F) Uniform Tire Quality
Grading (UTQG) Tire
:
manufacturers are required to
grade tires based on three
performance factors: treadwear,
traction and temperature
resistance. For more information
see Uniform Tire Quality
Grading on page 5-54.
(G) Maximum Cold Inflation
Load Limit Maximum load that
:
can be carried and the
maximum pressure needed to
support that load.
Tire Size
The following illustration
shows an example of a typical
passenger (p-metric) vehicle
tire size.
The type
:
(A) Passenger (P-Metric)
Tire The United States version
:
of a metric tire sizing system. The
letter P as the first character in
the tire size means a passenger
vehicle tire engineered to
standards set by the U. S. Tire
and Rim Association.
(B) Tire Width
number indicates the tire
section width in millimeters from
sidewall to sidewall.
(C) Aspect Ratio
number that indicates the tire
height-to-width measurements.
The three-digit
:
A two-digit
:
For example, if the tire size
aspect ratio is 60, as shown in
item C of the illustration, it would
mean that the tire's sidewall is
60 percent as high as it is wide.
(D) Construction Code
code is used to indicate the type
of ply construction in the tire.
The letter R means radial ply
construction; the letter D means
diagonal or bias ply construction;
and the letter B means
belted-bias ply construction.
(E) Rim Diameter Diameter of
:
the wheel in inches.
(F) Service Description
characters represent the load
range and speed rating of the
tire. The load index represents
the load carry capacity a tire is
certified to carry. The load index
can range from 1 to 279. The
speed rating is the maximum
speed a tire is certified to carry
a load. Speed ratings range
from A to Z.
A letter
:
These
: