Meaning of code on your tires
When you want to buy a car tire, the tire builders call the width of the ring and how much? In fact, the tire wall, especially the outer side, a lot of writing and code. All that means, more precisely the identity of the circular rubber itself.The danger, you do not know if the tire was manufactured in how. In fact, written on the side edges. Including the maximum speed limit allowed. There are many other codes, let’s refer to below. .
1. 215/50 ZR17 95W
Numbers and letters indicating the profile and speed allowed. 215 = width of tire tread against the road surface, calculated from the end of both sides. 50 = height of wall tires (usually there are 45, 55, 60 and 70). If the calculations millimeters, 50 had a percentage of the tire tread. so, 50% x 215 yield (rounded) 106 mm. The ZR17 shows alias diameter wheel rim. Popularly called the ring 17. 95W = index number as the maximum weight that can be borne by the tire, while W indicates the maximum speed limit of 270 km / hour is allowed. Then the other code, S = 180 km / h, M = 130 km / h, N = 140 km / h, P = 150 km / h, Q = 160 km / h, R = 170 km / h, S = 180 km / h, V = 240 km / h, T = 190 km / h, U = 200 km / h, and H = 210 km / hour. .
2. Manufactured and Brand
Manufacturers of tires and the name of the product.
3. Made in
State and tire maker has exceeded the limit specified in the standardization of their own country. .
4. Triangle logo or TWI (Tread Wear Indication)
Limit the use of tires. Usually if it continues to draw the line at the tire tread, there will be other signs, a bar that connects between the tire’s development. As already related, means the tire was considered bald and had to quickly replaced. .
5. Cocktail Tire
For example, Plies: 2 Polyester 2 Tread DSteel I Nylon, Polyester Sidewall 2 could indicate that the tread consists of 2 polyester, 2 steel and 1 nylon, while the tire wall just 2 polyester. .
6. Production Date
Date of manufacture is printed in the form of oval or ellipse. As much as the last 4 digits in the field showed the tires produced with the details, the last 2 years of production rate and initial number 2 (in front) week to how (in one year). .
7. E Mark
In some tires, this sign shows in any country can be accepted. Such as E1 could be accepted in Germany, France E2, E3, in Italy, or Dutch E4. .
8. Tire compound
To ban a type of komponnya, the SS (super soft), S (soft), M (medium), MH (medium hard), and H (hard). S compound tires with more grip to the pavement, but wear out faster. Moreover, relatively crude way of driving.