Mercedes-Benz 300 TE 124 T 1988, Owner'S Manual

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C o n s u m e r In fo rm a tio n
T his has be en p re p a re d as re q u ire d o f
all m a n u fa c tu re rs o f p a s s e n g e r cars
u n d e r T itle 49, C o de o f U. S. Federal
R e gu latio ns, P art 575 p u rs u a n t to th e
“ N ational T ra ffic and M o to r V eh icle
S afe ty A c t o f 1966’ ’.
Uniform T ire Q uality Grading
R elevant tire gra d e in fo rm a tio n on tire
flan ks.
A ll p a s s e n g e r c a r tire s m u s t c o n fo rm
to fe d e ra l sa fe ty re q u ire m e n ts in a d d i­
tio n to th e s e grades.
T re a d w e a r
The tre a d w e a r g ra d e is a c o m p a ra tiv e
ra tin g ba se d on th e w e a r rate o f th e
tire w h e n te s te d u n d e r c o n tro lle d
c o n d itio n s on a s p e c ifie d g o v e rn m e n t
te s t c o u rs e . F or exa m ple, a tire
g ra d e d 150 w o u ld w e a r o n e and a half
(1
1
/
2
) tim e s as w e ll on th e g o v e rn m e n t
c o u rs e as a tire g ra d e d 100. The rela­
tive p e rfo rm a n c e o f tire s d e p e n d s
up o n th e actu a l c o n d itio n s o f th e ir
use, ho w e ver, and m ay d e p a rt s ig n ifi­
c a n tly fro m th e n o rm du e to v a ria tio n s
in d riv in g h a bits, s e rv ic e p ra c tic e s
and d iffe re n c e s in roa d c h a ra c te ris ­
tic s and clim ate.
T ra c tio n “ A ” , “ B " , “ C ”
The tra c tio n g ra d e s, fro m h ig h e s t to
lo w e s t, are “ A ” , “ B ” and “ C ” and
th e y re p re s e n t th e tir e ’s a b ility to s to p
on w e t p a ve m e n t as m e a s u re d u n d e r
c o n tro lle d c o n d itio n s on s p e c ifie d
g o v e rn m e n t te s t s u rfa c e s o f asp ha lt
and c o n c re te . A tire m a rk e d " C ” may
have p o o r tra c tio n p e rfo rm a n c e .
W arning!
The tra c tio n g ra d e assigned to this
tire is based on braking (s traig h t
ah ead ) tra c tio n te s ts and d oes not
include cornering (turning) tra ctio n .
T e m p e ra tu re “ A ” , “ B ” , “ C ”
The te m p e ra tu re g ra d e s o f “ A ” (the
h ig h e s t), “ B ” and “ C ” re p re s e n tin g
th e tir e ’s re s is ta n c e to th e g e n e ra tio n
o f he at and its a b ility to d is s ip a te heat
w h e n te s te d u n d e r c o n tro lle d c o n d i­
tio n s on a s p e c ifie d in d o o r la b o ra to ry
te s t w h ee l. S u s ta in e d high te m p e ra ­
tu re can ca u se th e m aterial o f th e tire
to d e g e n e ra te and re d u c e tire life, and
e x c e s s iv e te m p e ra tu re can lead to
s u d d e n tire failure . The gra d e “ C ”
c o rre s p o n d s to a level o f p e rfo rm ­
ance w h ic h all p a s s e n g e r car tire s
m u s t m e e t u n d e r th e Federal M o to r
V eh icle S afe ty S ta n d a rd No. 109.
G ra d e s “ B ” and “ A ” re p re s e n t h ig h e r
le vels o f p e rfo rm a n c e on th e la b o ra ­
to ry te s t w h e e l tha n the m in im um
re q u ire d by law.
W arning!
The te m p e ra tu re g rad e fo r this tire
is e s tab lis h e d fo r a tire th a t is p ro p ­
erly inflated and n ot o verloaded.
E xcessive sp ee d , underinflation, or
ex cessive loading, e ith e r s e p a ra tely
o r in co m b inatio n , can cause heat
build up and p ossible tire failure.
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