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CHASSIS
Tire size: For details, see "Tire size" on page
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529.
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DOT and Tire Identification Number (TIN): For
details, see "DOT and Tire Identification Number
(TIN)" on page 529.
Location of the tread wear indicators: For
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details, see "Checking and replacing tires" on
page 538.
Tire ply composition and materials: Plies mean
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a layer of rubber coated parallel cords. Cords
mean the strands forming the plies in the tire.
Radial tires or bias ply tires: A radial tire has
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"RADIAL" on the sidewall. A tire not marked with
"RADIAL" is a bias ply tire.
"TUBELESS" or "TUBE TYPE": A tubeless tire
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does not have a tube inside the tire. A tube type
tire has a tube inside the tire and the tube
maintains the air pressure.
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Load limit at maximum cold tire inflation
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pressure: For details, see "Checking and
replacing tires" on page 538.
Maximum cold tire inflation pressure: This
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means the pressure to which a tire may be
inflated. For details about recommended cold tire
inflation pressure, see "Specifications" on page
518.
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Uniform tire quality grading: For details, see
"Uniform tire quality grading" that follows.
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Summer tire or all season tire: An all season
tire has "M+S" on the sidewall.
marked with "M+S" is a summer tire. For details,
see "Types of tires" on page 536.
I n f o r ma t i o n P r o v i d e d b y :
The tire not
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