Lexus 2015 RX350 Owner's Manual page 835

Tire related term
Tread
Tread rib
Tread separation
Treadwear indicators
(TWI)
Wheel-holding fixture
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: Table 1  Occupant loading and distribution for vehicle normal load for
various designated seating capacities
Designated seating
capacity,
Number of occupants
2 through 4
5 through 10
11 through 15
16 through 20
That portion of a tire that comes into contact with the
road
A tread section running circumferentially around a
tire
Pulling away of the tread from the tire carcass
The projections within the principal grooves
designed to give a visual indication of the degrees of
wear of the tread
The fixture used to hold the wheel and tire assembly
securely during testing
Vehicle normal load,
Number of occupants
2
3
5
7
I n f o r ma t i o n P r o v i d e d b y :
6-1. Specifications
Meaning
Occupant distribution in
a normally loaded vehicle
2 in front
2 in front, 1 in second seat
2 in front, 1 in second
seat, 1 in third seat, 1 in
fourth seat
2 in front, 2 in second
seat, 2 in third seat, 1 in
fourth seat
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