Service Description 79W

Load index — max weight per tyre437 kg / 963 lbs

Four of them carry 1,748 kg in total.

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 437 kg.

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Defined in UN vehicle regulation.

Where 79W 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.

79 Load index

Each tyre carries up to 437 kg at 36 psi — 1,748 kg across four.