Service Description 100V

100
Load index — max weight per tyre800 kg / 1,764 lbs
Four of them carry 3,200 kg in total.
V
Speed symbol — max sustained speed240 km/h / 149 mph
At its rated load.
psi
Reference pressure — where that load rating applies36 psi / 248 kPa · 2.48 bar
Not a recommended pressure — set yours from the placard in the door shut. Below this, the tyre carries less than 800 kg.

Nearby indices

Nearby speed symbols

Defined in UN vehicle regulation.

Where 100V is on the tyre

Two ratings moulded as one string, at the end of the size. Touch either half — or any other part of the wall — to read it.

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100 Load index

Each tyre carries up to 800 kg at 36 psi — 3,200 kg across four.

More on load index

Also moulded on the wall