Lexus GS 350 Owner's Manual page 778

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8-1. Specifications
Tire related term
Tread
Tread rib
Tread separation
Treadwear
(TWI)
Wheel-holding fixture
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: Table 1  Occupant loading and distribution for vehicle normal load for various
designated seating capacities
Designated seating
capacity, Number of
occupants
2 through 4
5 through 10
11 through 15
16 through 20
That portion of a tire that comes into contact with the
road
A tread section running circumferentially around a
tire
Pulling away of the tread from the tire carcass
The projections within the principal grooves
indicators
designed to give a visual indication of the degrees of
wear of the tread
The fixture used to hold the wheel and tire assembly
securely during testing
Vehicle normal load,
Number of occupants
Meaning
Occupant distribution in a
normally loaded vehicle
2
3 2 in front, 1 in second seat
2 in front, 1 in second seat,
5 1 in third seat, 1 in fourth
2 in front, 2 in second seat,
7 2 in third seat, 1 in fourth
2 in front
seat
seat