Lexus NX 300h 2020 Owner's Manual page 440

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8-1. Specifications
Tire related
term
The space between two
Groove
adjacent tread ribs
The layer(s) forming the
inside surface of a tubeless
Innerliner
tire that contains the inflat-
ing medium within the tire
The parting of the innerliner
Innerliner
from cord material in the
separation
carcass
(a) The sidewall that con-
tains a whitewall, bears
white lettering, or bears
manufacturer, brand, and/or
model name molding that is
higher or deeper than the
Intended
same molding on the other
outboard
sidewall of the tire, or
sidewall
(b) The outward facing side-
wall of an asymmetrical tire
that has a particular side
that must always face out-
ward when mounted on a
vehicle
A tire designated by its
manufacturer as primarily
Light truck
intended for use on light-
(LT) tire
weight trucks or multipur-
pose passenger vehicles
The maximum load that a
Load rating tire is rated to carry for a
given inflation pressure
The load rating for a tire at
Maximum the maximum permissible
load rating inflation pressure for that
tire
Meaning
Tire related
term
Maximum
The maximum cold inflation
permissible
pressure to which a tire may
inflation
be inflated
pressure
The rim on which a tire is fit-
Measuring
ted for physical dimension
rim
requirements
Any parting at any junction
of tread, sidewall, or inner-
Open splice
liner that extends to cord
material
Outer diam- The overall diameter of an
eter inflated new tire
The linear distance between
the exteriors of the sidewalls
Overall of an inflated tire, including
width elevations due to labeling,
decorations, or protective
bands or ribs
A tire intended for use on
passenger cars, multipur-
pose passenger vehicles,
Passenger
and trucks, that have a gross
car tire
vehicle weight rating
(GVWR) of 10,000 lb. or
less.
A layer of rubber-coated
Ply
parallel cords
A parting of rubber com-
Ply separa-
pound between adjacent
tion
plies
Meaning