Tire Size - Cadillac 2010 Escalade ESV Owner's Manual

(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 7 65 and
Loading the Vehicle on page 6 32.

Tire Size

The following examples show the different parts of
a tire size.
Passenger (P Metric) Tire
(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.
:
The United States
:
I n f o r ma t i o n P r o v i d e d b y :
(B) Tire Width The three digit number indicates
:
the tire section width in millimeters from sidewall
to sidewall.
(C) Aspect Ratio A two digit number that
:
indicates the tire height to width measurements.
For example, if the tire size aspect ratio is 75, as
shown in item C of the light truck (LT Metric) tire
illustration, it would mean that the tire's sidewall is
75% as high as it is wide.
(D) Construction Code
indicate the type of ply construction in the tire.
The letter R means radial ply construction; the
letter D means diagonal or bias ply construction;
and the letter B means belted bias ply
construction.
(E) Rim Diameter Diameter of the wheel in
:
inches.
(F) Service Description
represent the load index and speed rating of the
tire. The load index represents the load carry
capacity a tire is certified to carry. The speed
rating is the maximum speed a tire is certified to
carry a load.
A letter code is used to
:
These characters
:
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