2009 Maxima Owner's Manual

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Example
�1 Tire size (example: P215/65R15 95H) 4. R: The “R” stands for radial.
1. P: The “P” indicates the tire is de- 5. Two-digit number (15): This number
signed for passenger vehicles (not all is the wheel or rim diameter in inches.
tires have this information).
6. Two- or three-digit number (95): This
2. Three-digit number (215): This num- number is the tire’s load index. It is a
ber gives the width in millimeters of measurement of how much weight
the tire from sidewall edge to side- each tire can support. You may not
wall edge.
find this information on all tires be-
3. Two-digit number (65): This number,
known as the aspect ratio, gives the
tire’s ratio of height to width.
cause it is not required by law.
7. H: Tire speed rating. You should not
drive the vehicle faster than the tire
speed rating.
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