Load Index 3

3
Load index — max weight per tyre49 kg / 108 lbs
Four of them carry 196 kg in total.
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 49 kg.

Nearby indices

Defined in UN vehicle regulation.

Where load index 3 is on the tyre

It is the number just after the rim size. Here it is on an example 205/55R16 — yours will read differently, but the 3 sits in the same place.

205/55R16SECTION WIDTHASPECT RATIOCONSTRUCTIONRIM DIAMETER

Touch a part of the sidewall above.

Also moulded on the wall