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Class C1 tyres shall meet the following requirements:
Category of use | Wet grip index (G) |
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snow tyre with a speed symbol (‘Q’ or below, excluding ‘H’) indicating a maximum permissible speed not greater than 160 km/h | ≥ 0,9 |
snow tyre with a speed symbol (‘R’ and above, including ‘H’) indicating a maximum permissible speed greater than 160 km/h | ≥ 1,0 |
normal (road type) tyre | ≥ 1,1 |
The maximum values for the rolling resistance coefficient for each tyre type, measured in accordance with ISO 28580, shall not exceed the following:
Tyre class | Max value (kg/tonne)1st stage |
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C1 | 12,0 |
C2 | 10,5 |
C3 | 8,0 |
Tyre class | Max value (kg/tonne)2nd stage |
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C1 | 10,5 |
C2 | 9,0 |
C3 | 6,5 |
[X1For snow tyres, the limits in Table 1 and Table 2 shall be increased by 1 kg/tonne.]
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X1 Substituted by Corrigendum to Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 concerning type-approval requirements for the general safety of motor vehicles, their trailers and systems, components and separate technical units intended therefor (Official Journal of the European Union L 200 of 31 July 2009).
Tyre class | Nominal section width (mm) | Limit values in dB(A) |
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C1A | ≤ 185 | 70 |
C1B | > 185 ≤ 215 | 71 |
C1C | > 215 ≤ 245 | 71 |
C1D | > 245 ≤ 275 | 72 |
C1E | > 275 | 74 |
For snow tyres, extra load tyres or reinforced tyres, or any combination of these classifications, the above limits shall be increased by 1 dB(A).
Tyre class | Category of use | Limit values in dB(A) |
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C2 | Normal tyres | 72 |
Traction tyres | 73 | |
C3 | Normal tyres | 73 |
Traction tyres | 75 |
For special use tyres, the above limits shall be increased by 2 dB(A). An additional 2 dB(A) shall be allowed for snow tyres in the C2 traction tyre category. For all other categories of C2 and C3 tyres, an additional 1 dB(A) shall be allowed for snow tyres.