Toyota Highlander Hybrid 2020 Owner's Manual page 525

Tire related term
Test rim
Tread
Tread rib
Tread separation
Treadwear indicators (TWI)
Wheel-holding fixture
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: Table 1 -Occupant loading and distribution for vehicle normal load for var-
ious designated seating capacities
Designated seating
capacity, Number of
occupants
2 through 4
5 through 10
11 through 15
16 through 20
HIGHLANDER HV_U
8-1. Specifications
The rim on which a tire is fitted for testing,
and may be any rim listed as appropriate
for use with that tire
That portion of a tire that comes into con-
tact with the road
A tread section running circumferentially
around a tire
Pulling away of the tread from the tire car-
cass
The projections within the principal
grooves designed to give a visual indica-
tion 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
2
3
5
7
Meaning
Occupant distribution in
a normally loaded vehi-
cle
2 in front
2 in front, 1 in second
seat
2 in front, 1 in second
seat, 1 in third seat, 1 in
fourth seat
2 in front, 2 in second
seat, 2 in third seat, 1 in
fourth seat
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