Service Description 106V

106
Load index — max weight per tyre950 kg / 2,094 lbs
Four of them carry 3,800 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 950 kg.

Nearby indices

Nearby speed symbols

Defined in UN vehicle regulation.

Where 106V 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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106 Load index

Each tyre carries up to 950 kg at 36 psi — 3,800 kg across four.

More on load index

Also moulded on the wall