- 5 rim width in inches;
- J symbol for the rim profile;
- 13 is the diameter of the rim for the tire in inches;
- H2 symbol for the shape of the rim landing flanges;
- ET symbol for rim offset;
- 35 rim offset in millimeters.
Note: Rim offset (ET) is the distance between the plane dividing the wheel rim in half (plane equidistant from the rim flanges), and mating (fixing) wheel plane.
The vehicle is equipped with tubeless tires 175/70R13 82 T, N, where:
- 175 profile width in mm;
- 70 ratio of the profile height to its width in percent;
- R designation for a radial tire;
- 13 tire diameter in inches;
- 82 load index (maximum allowable tire load 475 kgf);
- Τ, Η speed indices (the maximum allowable speed is 190 and 210 km/h respectively).
Maximum tire load (MAX LOAD) duplicated in deciphered form, together with an indication of the maximum allowable pressure (MAX AT) air in the tire.
It is also allowed to install wheels 5½Jx13, 5Jx14, 5½Jx14 and 6Jx14 on the car. Tires 175/65R14 82T, Η or 185/60 R14 82T, N should be installed on wheels with a large landing diameter.
Giving recommendations in the choice of certain tires, the manufacturer proceeds from the conditions for ensuring maximum stability, handling, patency and safety of the car. So, wheels with a long reach can touch the parts of the brake mechanisms, and with a smaller one, they increase the load on the hub bearings and can lead to unpredictable behavior of the car during emergency braking or in the event of a failure of one of the brake system circuits. High-profile tires can touch body parts at maximum suspension travel, and wide tires can rub against the car's side members or fenders at large steering angles. A tire with a lower load index may burst under the maximum load of the vehicle, and an underestimation of the speed index is fraught with destruction of the tire when driving at high speed.
Tires that can be installed on a car are divided into three types: summer, winter and all-weather. If the car is operated all year round, and the winter is snowy, then it is better to have two sets of wheels: with winter and summer tires. Winter tires are made from softer rubber, which allows them to "petrify" at negative temperatures, and narrow wavy slots - lamellae - are made on the tread. This allows the tire to better cling to the roughness of the coating. Winter tires can be printed on the sidewalls "M+S" or "M.S". The possibility of using studded tires in winter depends on the specific operating conditions of the car. Keep in mind that studs are designed to improve tire grip only on slippery hard surfaces such as ice or packed snow. In other cases, the spikes are useless, and on asphalt they even slightly worsen the grip of the tire with the road.
The use of a winter tire in the summer leads to intensive wear.
All season tires can be used all year round. From the rest of the tires they are distinguished by the inscription "ALL SEASON" or "TOUS TERRAIN" on the sidewall. In terms of their performance, they behave satisfactorily in various weather conditions, but at the same time they lose in terms of technical indicators to summer tires in summer, and in winter to winter ones.
The tread pattern can be universal or directional, and is not regulated by the manufacturer's requirements. With a directional tread pattern, the inscription is applied on the sidewall of the tire "ROTATION" and an arrow indicating the direction of wheel rotation as the vehicle moves forward. A special case of a directional pattern is asymmetric. In this case, the inscription is applied on the sidewall "OUTSIDE", which during installation must be on the outside.
