Chevrolet 2011 Suburban 1500, Owner'S Manual

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Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual - 2011
10-52 Vehicle Care
(F) Tire Ply Material
:
The type
of cord and number of plies in
the sidewall and under the tread.
(G) Single Tire Maximum
Load
:
Maximum load that can
be carried and the maximum
pressure needed to support
that load when used as
a single. For information on
recommended tire pressure see
Tire Pressure on page 10 ‑ 57
and Vehicle Load Limits on
page 9 ‑ 23 .
Tire Designations
Tire Size
The examples show a typical
passenger vehicle and light
truck tire size.
Passenger (P ‐ Metric) Tire
(A) Passenger (P ‐ Metric) Tire
:
The United States 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.
(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 tire illustration,
it would mean that the tire's
sidewall is 75 percent as high
as it is wide.
(D) Construction Code
:
A
letter code is used to 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.