Seat ALHAMBRA Owner's Manual page 304

302 Wheels and tyres
Tyre code
Fig. 178 Universal code on tyres.
Radial
1
Rim diameter code
2
Load index & speed rating
3
DOT tyre identification number
4
Severe snow conditions
5
Tyre ply composition and materials used
6
Max. load rating
7
Treadwear, traction and temperature grades
8
Max. permissible inflation pressure
9
Passenger car tyre
10
Nominal width of tyre in millimetres
11
Ratio of height to width (aspect ratio)
12
Tyre code (example) Meaning
Make, logotype Manufacturer
Product name Name of tyre assigned by manufacturer.
P215 / 55 R 16 Size:
P Passenger vehicle code.
215 Nominal width between walls, in mm.
55 Height/width ratio in %
R Tyre type (R indicates "radial").
16 Rim diameter in inches
Load index ⇒ p age 303 and speed rating
91 V
⇒ p age 303.
XL Reinforced tyres.
Winter tyres (mud and snow tyres) ⇒ p age 300.
M+S or M/S
SSR or DSST, Eufonia, Specific manufacturer codes for run-flat tyres.
RFT, ROF, RSC, ZP,
RADIAL TUBELESS Radial tyre without inner tube.
E4 ... E-mark certifying tyre complies with internation-
al legislation followed by a number denoting the
country granting the authorisation. The authori-
sation number ( several digits) is shown below.
DOT BT RA TY5 1709 Tyre identification number (TIN
interior wall of wheel) and date of manufacture:
DOT The tyre complies with the legal require-
ments of the US Department of Trans-
port, responsible for tyre safety regula-
tions.
BT Place of manufacture code.
RA Information about manufacturer and tyre
size.
TY5 Manufacturer's tyre specifications.
1709 Date of manufacture: Week 17 of 2009.
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