Chevrolet 2008 Cobalt Owner's Manual page 290

(B) Tire Ply Material
:
number of plies in the sidewall and under the tread.
(C) Tire Identification Number (TIN)
and numbers following the DOT (Department
of Transportation) code is the Tire Identification
Number (TIN). The TIN shows the manufacturer
and plant code, tire size, and date the tire
was manufactured. The TIN is molded onto
both sides of the tire, although only one side
may have the date of manufacture.
(D) Maximum Cold Inflation Load Limit
Maximum load that can be carried and the
maximum pressure needed to support that load.
(E) Tire Inflation The temporary use tire or
:
compact spare tire should be inflated to 60 psi
(420 kPa). For more information on tire pressure
and inflation see Inflation - Tire Pressure
on page 5-56.
(F) Tire Size A combination of letters and
:
numbers define a tire's width, height, aspect
ratio, construction type and service description.
The letter T as the first character in the tire
size means the tire is for temporary use only.
5-52
The type of cord and
The letters
:
:
(G) TPC Spec (Tire Performance Criteria
Specification) Original equipment tires designed
:
to GM's specific tire performance criteria have
a TPC specification code molded onto the sidewall.
GM's TPC specifications meet or exceed all
federal safety guidelines.
Tire Size
The following illustration shows an example of a typical
passenger vehicle tire size.
(A) Passenger (P-Metric) Tire
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. A tire size
without the letter P as the first character is certified
to European standards.
The United States
: