Tire Size - Chevrolet SSR 2004 Owner's Manual

(E) Tire Ply Material: The type 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 5-61.
(G) Maximum Cold Inflation Load Limit: Maximum
load that can be carried and the maximum pressure
needed to support that load. For information on
recommended tire pressure see Inflation - Tire Pressure
on page 5-58 and Loading Your Vehicle on page 4-32.
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Tire Size

The following illustration shows, an example of, a typical
passenger car tire size.
(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: The three-digit number indicates the
tire section width in millimeters from sidewall to sidewall.