Load Identification - Mercedes-Benz 2007 SL 55 AMG Operator's Manual

Operation
Tires and wheels
All-season and winter tires
Index Speed rating
1
Q M+S up to 100 mph (160 km/h)
1
T M+S up to 118 mph (190 km/h)
1
H M+S up to 130 mph (210 km/h)
1
V M+S up to 149 mph (240 km/h)
1
or M+S.for winter tires
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Not all M+S rated tires provide special win-
ter performance. Make sure the tires you use
show M+S and the mountain/snowflake sym-
bol.marking on the tire sidewall. These tires
meet specific snow traction performance re-
quirements of the Rubber Manufacturers Associ-
ation (RMA) and the Rubber Association of
Canada (RAC) and have been designed specifi-
cally for use in snow conditions.
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Load identification

1 Load identification
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For illustration purposes only. Actual data
on tires are specific to each vehicle and may vary
from data shown in above illustration.
In addition to tire load rating, special load
information may be molded into the tire
sidewall following the letter designating
the tire speed rating 1 ( page 306).
No specification given: absence of any text
(like in above example) indicates a
standard load (SL) tire.
XL or Extra Load: designates an extra load
(or reinforced) tire.
Light Load: designates a light load tire.
C, D, E: designates load range associated
with the maximum load a tire can carry at
a specified pressure.