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Example: Tire 205/55 R 16 91V
The Load index (LI) 91 for this tire indicates a load capacity of 615
kg per tire up to 210 km/h.
At 240 km/h, the load capacity of this tire is reduced to only 560
kg. For this reason, the axle load can only be maximum 1,120 kg.
The vehicle has an additional axle load of 1,150 kg and an at‐
tainable maximum speed of 232 km/h. This vehicle can be driven
with V winter tires up to a speed of 230 km/h.
This applies to all V winter tires that do not have a special desig‐
nation.
Winter tires identified with Extra Load XL. Refer to
⇒ "1.12.14 Winter Tires, Extra Load, Speed Rating V",
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Permission Stipulations in Germany
Only when using winter tires is it permitted that the highest speed
attainable by the vehicle lies above the highest speed of winter
tires specified by the speed rating.
In this case, a warning sign in the view of the driver must be ap‐
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Attention, Winter Tires!
Maximum permissible speed ...km/h
1.12.12 Load Index (LI)
The load capacity index can be found on the sidewall of the tire.
It provides information about the maximum load that the tire can
bear.
The load capacity index is located in the size designation, e.g.
195/15 R 91 91T, of the tire. It is indicated on the tire as a code
according to ETRTO. The following table shows the load capacity
index used at Audi with the corresponding load capacity of the
tires.
Load Index
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
95
Maximum Tire Load in kg
400
412
425
437
450
462
475
487
500
515
530
545
560
580
600
615
630
650
690
Wheel and Tire Guide - Edition 11.2010
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1. General Information