Service Description 109W

109
Load index — max weight per tyre1030 kg / 2,271 lbs
Four of them carry 4,120 kg in total.
W
Speed symbol — max sustained speed270 km/h / 168 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 1030 kg.

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Defined in UN vehicle regulation.

Where 109W 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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109 Load index

Each tyre carries up to 1030 kg at 36 psi — 4,120 kg across four.

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Also moulded on the wall