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Load identification, See “load identification – Mercedes-Benz SLR-Class 2007 User Manual

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Operation

Tires and wheels

All-season and winter tires

Load identification

1 Load identification

In addition to tire load rating, special load
identification

1 may be molded into the

tire sidewall following the letter designat-
ing the tire speed rating (

page 274).

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.

Index

Speed rating

Q M+S

1

1

or M+S

.for winter tires

up to 100 mph (160 km/h)

T

M+S

1

up to 118 mph (190 km/h)

H M+S

1

up to 130 mph (210 km/h)

V M+S

1

up to 149 mph (240 km/h)

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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

.

marking on the tire sidewall. These tires meet
specific snow traction performance require-
ments of the Rubber Manufacturers Association
(RMA) and the Rubber Association of Canada
(RAC) and have been designed specifically for
use in snow conditions.

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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.