Toyota 2016 Highlander Service Manual page 665

Tire related term
Light truck (LT) tire
Load rating
Maximum load rating
Maximum permissible
inflation pressure
Measuring rim
Open splice
Outer diameter
Overall width
Passenger car tire
Ply
Ply separation
Pneumatic tire
Radial ply tire
Reinforced tire
HIGHLANDER_U (OM48F09U)
9-1. Specifications
Meaning
A tire designated by its manufacturer as pri-
marily intended for use on lightweight trucks
or multipurpose 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 per-
missible 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
dimension 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 ele-
vations due to labeling, decorations, or protec-
tive bands or ribs
A tire intended for use on passenger cars,
multipurpose 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
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