C O N S U M E R In Fo Rm A Tio N - Mercedes-Benz 300 TE 124 T 1988 Owner's Manual

C o n s u m e r In fo rm a tio n

This has been pre p a re d as re q u ire d o f
all m a n u fa c tu re rs o f p a s se n g e r cars
u n d e r T itle 49, C ode o f U. S. Federal
R e gu latio ns, Part 575 p u rs u a n t to the
" N ational T raffic and M o to r V ehicle
S afety A c t o f 1966''.
Uniform T ire Q uality Grading
Relevant tire gra de in fo rm a tio n on tire
flanks.
A ll p a s se n g e r c a r tire s m u s t c o n fo rm
to fed eral sa fe ty re q u ire m e n ts in a d d i­
tio n to th e se grades.
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T read w e ar
The tre a d w e a r gra de is a co m p a ra tive
ratin g ba sed on th e w e a r rate o f the
tire w h e n te s te d u n d e r c o n tro lle d
c o n d itio n s on a s p e c ifie d g o v e rn m e n t
te s t c o u rs e . F or exam ple, a tire
g ra d e d 150 w o u ld w e a r one and a half
(1 / ) tim e s as w e ll on th e g o v e rn m e n t
1 2
c o u rs e as a tire g ra d e d 100. The rela­
tive p e rfo rm a n c e of tire s d e p e n d s
up on th e actu al c o n d itio n s o f th e ir
use, ho w e ver, and m ay d e p a rt s ig n ifi­
ca n tly fro m th e no rm due to va ria tio n s
in d riv in g habits, se rvice p ra c tic e s
and d iffe re n c e s in road c h a ra c te ris ­
tic s and clim ate.
T ra c tio n " A " , " B ", " C "
The tra c tio n gra de s, fro m h ig h e s t to
lo w e st, are " A " , " B " and " C " and
th e y re p re s e n t th e tir e 's a b ility to s to p
on w e t pa vem e nt as m ea sure d un d e r
c o n tro lle d c o n d itio n s on s p e c ifie d
g o v e rn m e n t te s t s u rfa ce s o f asphalt
and c o n c re te . A tire m arke d " C " may
have p o o r tra c tio n p e rfo rm a n c e .
W arning!
The tra ctio n g rad e assigned to this
tire is based on braking (straigh t
ah ead ) tra ctio n te s ts and does not
include cornering (turning) traction .
T e m p e ra tu re " A " , " B " , " C "
The te m p e ra tu re gra de s o f " A " (the
h ig h e s t), " B " and " C " re p re s e n tin g
the tir e 's re sista n ce to th e g e n e ra tio n
o f heat and its a b ility to d is sip a te heat
w h e n te s te d u n d e r c o n tro lle d c o n d i­
tio n s on a s p e c ifie d in d o o r la b o ra to ry
te s t w heel. S usta in e d high te m p e ra ­
tu re can cau se th e m aterial o f th e tire
to d e g e n e ra te and re d u c e tire life, and
e x ce ss ive te m p e ra tu re can lead to
su d d e n tire failure. The gra de " C "
c o rre s p o n d s to a level o f p e rfo rm ­
ance w h ich all p a s se n g e r car tire s
m u s t m ee t u n d e r th e Federal M o to r
V ehicle S afe ty S tan dard No. 109.
G rade s " B " and " A " re p re s e n t hig h e r
levels o f p e rfo rm a n c e on th e labo ra­
to ry te s t w h ee l than the m inim um
re q u ire d by law.
W arning!
The te m p e ra tu re g rad e for this tire
is es tab lished for a tire th a t is p ro p ­
erly inflated and not overloaded.
E xcessive sp eed , underinflation, or
excessive loading, eith er s ep arately
or in com bination, can cause heat
build up and possible tire failure.