Tire Information; Typical Tire Symbols - Lexus LS500 Owner's Manual

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8-1. Specifications

Tire information

Typical tire symbols

Tire size (→P.473)
A
Run-flat tire (RFT) or standard tire (→P.442)
B
This vehicle can be equipped with either run-flat tires (RFT) or standard tires. A
mark is molded on the sidewall of the run-flat tire.
DOT and Tire Identification Number (TIN) (→P.473)
C
Location of treadwear indicators (→P.395)
D
Tire ply composition and materials
E
Plies are layers of rubber-coated parallel cords. Cords are the strands which form the plies
in a tire.
Radial tires or bias-ply tires
F
A radial tire has "RADIAL" on the sidewall. A tire not marked "RADIAL" is a bias-ply tire.
TUBELESS or TUBE TYPE
G
A tubeless tire does not have a tube and air is directly put into the tire. A tube type tire has a
tube inside the tire and the tube maintains the air pressure.
Load limit at maximum cold tire inflation pressure (→P.396)
H
Maximum cold tire inflation pressure (→P.466)
I
This means the pressure to which a tire may be inflated.
Uniform tire quality grading
J
For details, see "Uniform Tire Quality Grading" that follows.
Summer tires or all season tires (→P.396)
K
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