Toyota 2008 Corolla Owner's Manual page 25

Tire related term
Passenger car tire
Ply
Ply separation
Pneumatic tire
Radial ply tire
Reinforced tire
Section width
Sidewall
Sidewall separation
Snow tire
'08 Corolla_U (L/O 0706)
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 adjacent plies
a mechanical device made of rubber, chemicals, fabric and steel or other mate-
rials, that, when mounted on an automotive wheel, provides 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 corresponding standard tire
the linear distance between the exteriors of the sidewalls of an inflated tire,
excluding elevations due to labeling, decoration, or protective bands
that portion of a tire between the tread and bead
the parting of the rubber compound from the cord material in the sidewall
a tire that attains a traction index equal to or greater than 110, compared to
the ASTM−E 1136 Standard Reference Test Tire, when using the snow traction
test as described in ASTM F−1805−00, Standard Test Method for Signal Wheel
Driving Traction in a Straight Line on Snow−and Ice−Covered Surfaces, and
which is marked with an Alpine Symbol (
Meaning
) on at least one sidewall
2008 COROLLA from Aug. '07 Prod. (OM12B28U)
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