What does the TÜV GS stamp mean?
The German Association for Technical Inspection has an additional GS stamp of approval that it gives to motoring products that they find are especially safe and reliable. • What does the E marking mean? For a number of years now, all tyres sold within the EU must comply with tougher regulations. The E or e marking on the sidewall signifies that the tyre meets these new, higher standards. • What does in progress mean? This means that this tyre is in the planning stage at the moment. Its therefore not possible to give a delivery date since production has not yet started on this model. • What does load index actually mean and what for example, do the numbers 85 or 86 stand for? The tyre load index is an international code that tells you the maximum load that an individual tyre can bear. When fitting new tyres, the load index should always be the same or have a higher rating. Mandatory is that the tyres load multiplied by two must cover the gross single axle load of your vehicle. The load
