Lexus LC500 2017 Owner's Manual page 388

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8-1. Specifications
Tire related term
Vehicle maximum
load on the tire
Vehicle normal load
on the tire
Weather side
Bead
Bead separation
Bias ply tire
Carcass
Chunking
Cord
Cord separation
Cracking
CT
Extra load tire
Groove
Innerliner
Innerliner separa-
tion
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The load on an individual tire that is determined by distributing to
each axle its share of the maximum loaded vehicle weight, and divid-
ing by two
The load on an individual tire that is determined by distributing to
each axle its share of curb weight, accessory weight, and normal
occupant weight (distributed in accordance with Table 1
dividing by two
The surface area of the rim not covered by the inflated tire
The part of the tire that is made of steel wires, wrapped or reinforced
by ply cords and that is shaped to fit the rim
A breakdown of the bond between components in the bead
A pneumatic tire in which the ply cords that extend to the beads are
laid at alternate angles substantially less than 90 degrees to the cen-
terline of the tread
The tire structure, except tread and sidewall rubber which, when
inflated, bears the load
The breaking away of pieces of the tread or sidewall
The strands forming the plies in the tire
The parting of cords from adjacent rubber compounds
Any parting within the tread, sidewall, or innerliner of the tire extend-
ing to cord material
A pneumatic tire with an inverted flange tire and rim system in which
the rim is designed with rim flanges pointed radially inward and the
tire is designed to fit on the underside of the rim in a manner that
encloses the rim flanges inside the air cavity of the tire
A tire designed to operate at higher loads and at higher inflation
pressures than the corresponding standard tire
The space between two adjacent tread ribs
The layer(s) forming the inside surface of a tubeless tire that contains
the inflating medium within the tire
The parting of the innerliner from cord material in the carcass
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