Chevrolet 2010 Camaro Owner's Manual page 287

Passenger (P-Metric) Tire
A tire used on passenger cars
and some light duty trucks and
multipurpose vehicles.
Recommended Inflation
Pressure Vehicle
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manufacturer's recommended
tire inflation pressure as shown
on the tire placard. See Tire
Pressure on page 9 56 and
Vehicle Load Limits on
page 8 12.
Radial Ply Tire A pneumatic
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tire in which the ply cords that
extend to the beads are laid at
90 degrees to the centerline of
the tread.
Rim A metal support for a tire
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and upon which the tire beads
are seated.
Sidewall The portion of a tire
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between the tread and the bead.
Speed Rating
alphanumeric code assigned to
a tire indicating the maximum
speed at which a tire can
operate.
Traction The friction between
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the tire and the road surface.
The amount of grip provided.
Tread The portion of a tire
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that comes into contact with
the road.
I n f o r ma t i o n P r o v i d e d b y :
Treadwear Indicators
bands, sometimes called wear
bars, that show across the
tread of a tire when only 1.6 mm
(1/16 inch) of tread remains.
See When It Is Time for New
An
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Tires on page 9 64.
UTQGS (Uniform Tire
Quality Grading Standards)
A tire information system
that provides consumers with
ratings for a tire's traction,
temperature, and treadwear.
Ratings are determined by
tire manufacturers using
government testing procedures.
The ratings are molded into the
sidewall of the tire. See Uniform
Tire Quality Grading on
page 9 67.
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