Thanks for your reply!I read a few articles on the stripes. It has to do with the manufacturing process, orientation of materials, confirming the right type of materials, etc.
I once watching something similar at Aston Martin, and how craftsman mark leather before the machines cut templates. Using different colored grease pencils, the computer understands, "This is something to save.", "A blemish. Discard this portion." or something akin to that.
The colors on the tires allow the machines (and people) to confirm everything is right. You can imagine as quickly as some things are moving, the use of color would allow everyone to determine things much faster, versus looking at a plain, black tire.
thanks for reply!Based on the photos on their website, the thin line of tread that has the "DWS" stamped on it should be on the outside. So, the purple/orange rings should be on the outside based on your picture.
https://continentaltire.com/tires/extremecontact-dws06-plus
If tires are directional, there will usually be a "Rotation" indicator on the sidewall.
an up-vote will suffice (if that) and you won't clutter the thread with pointless posts. The "thanks" is implied even when silent.thanks for reply!