Lexus LS 500 2019 Owner's Manual page 463

Tire related term
Innerliner separation
Intended outboard sidewall
Light truck (LT) tire
Load rating
Maximum load rating
Maximum permissible inflation pres-
sure
Measuring rim
Open splice
Outer diameter
Overall width
Passenger car tire
Ply
Ply separation
LS500_OM_(U)_1810
8-1. Specifications
Meaning
The parting of the innerliner from cord material in
the carcass
(a) The sidewall that contains a whitewall, bears
white lettering, or bears manufacturer, brand,
and/or model name molding that is higher or
deeper than the same molding on the other sidewall
of the tire, or
(b) The outward facing sidewall of an asymmetrical
tire that has a particular side that must always face
outward when mounted on a vehicle
A tire designated by its manufacturer as primarily
intended for use on lightweight trucks or multipur-
pose passenger vehicles
The maximum load that a tire is rated to carry for a
given inflation pressure
The load rating for a tire at the maximum permissi-
ble inflation pressure for that tire
The maximum cold inflation pressure to which a tire
may be inflated
The rim on which a tire is fitted for physical dimen-
sion requirements
Any parting at any junction of tread, sidewall, or
innerliner that extends to cord material
The overall diameter of an inflated new tire
The linear distance between the exteriors of the
sidewalls of an inflated tire, including elevations due
to labeling, decorations, or protective bands or ribs
A tire intended for use on passenger cars, multipur-
pose passenger vehicles, and trucks, that have a
gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 10,000 lb.
or less.
A layer of rubber-coated parallel cords
A parting of rubber compound between adjacent
plies
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