Tire Information - Lexus LS460 Owner's Manual

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8-1. Specifications

Tire information

Typical tire symbols
Tire size
1
DOT and Tire Identification Number (TIN)
2
Location of treadwear indicators
3
Run-flat tire (RFT) or standard tire
4
This vehicle can be equipped with either run-flat tires (RFT) or standard tires. An
"RFT" or "DSST" mark is molded on the sidewall of the run-flat tire.
Tire ply composition and materials
5
Plies are layers of rubber-coated parallel cords. Cords are the strands which form
the plies in a tire.
Radial tires or bias-ply tires
6
A radial tire has "RADIAL" on the sidewall. A tire not marked "RADIAL" is a bias-
ply tire.
TUBELESS or TUBE TYPE
7
A tubeless tire does not have a tube and air is directly put into the tire. A tube type
tire has a tube inside the tire and the tube maintains the air pressure.
Load limit at maximum cold tire inflation pressure
8
LS460/LS460L_U (OM50G04U)
(→P. 572)
(→P. 571)
(→P. 466)
(→P. 531)
(→P. 576)