Toyota Prius 2011 Manual page 593

Tire related term
Passenger car tire
Ply
Ply separation
Pneumatic tire
Radial ply tire
Reinforced tire
Section width
Sidewall
Sidewall separation
Meaning
A tire intended for use on passenger cars, mul-
tipurpose 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 adja-
cent plies
A mechanical device made of rubber, chemi-
cals, fabric and steel or other materials, that,
when mounted on an automotive wheel, pro-
vides the traction and contains the gas or fluid
that sustains the load
A pneumatic tire in which the ply cords that
extend to the beads are laid at substantially 90
degrees to the centerline of the tread
A tire designed to operate at higher loads and
at higher inflation pressures than the corre-
sponding standard tire
The linear distance between the exteriors of
the sidewalls of an inflated tire, excluding ele-
vations due to labeling, decoration, or protec-
tive bands
That portion of a tire between the tread and
bead
The parting of the rubber compound from the
cord material in the sidewall
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