Mercedes-Benz GLC : Tire labeling / All-weather tires and winter tires

Winter tires bear the
snowflake
symbol
and fulfill the requirements of the Rubber Manufacturers
Association (RMA) and the Rubber
Association of Canada (RAC) regarding the tire
traction on snow.
Load index
:
- No specification given: standard load (SL)
tire
- "XL" or "Extra Load": extra load tire or reinforced
tire
- "Light Load": light load tire
- "C", "D", "E": a load range that depends on
the maximum load that the tire can carry at a
certain pressure
1 "ZR" stated in the tire code.
2 Or "M+Si" for winter tires.
Specifying the speed rating as the "ZR" index
in tire code is optional for
tires up to
186 mph (300 km/h)...
Tire structure and characteristics: describes
the number of layers or the number of rubbercoated
belts in the tire contact surface and the
tire wall...
Other information:
WARNING Risk of accident when driving
in limp-home mode
When driving in emergency mode the handling
characteristics are impaired.
Do not exceed the
specified maximum
speed of the MOExtended tires.
Avoid any abrupt steering
and driving
maneuvers as well as driving over
obstacles (curbs, pot holes, off-road)...
WARNING Risk of injury or death due to
poorly secured objects
The cargo compartment cover alone cannot
secure or restrain heavy objects, items of
luggage or heavy loads.
You could be hit by an unsecured load, particularly
in the event of abrupt changes in
direction, sudden braking or an accident...