Mitsubishi MOTORS Outlander 2019 Owner's Manual page 401

 Ply: a layer of rubber-coated parallel
cords.
 Cord: the strands forming the plies in the
tire.
 Rim: a metal support for a tire or a tire
and tube assembly upon which the tire
beads are seated.
 Rim diameter: nominal diameter of the
bead seat.
 Groove: the space between two adjacent
tread ribs.
Tire Markings
1- Size Designation
2- Service Description
3- Maximum Load
4- Maximum Pressure
5- U.S. DOT Safety Standards
Code (TIN)
6- Treadwear, Traction and Tem-
perature Grades
Size Designation
EXAMPLE: P215/65R15
Passenger car tire size based
P
on U.S.A. design standards
Section width in millimeters
215
(mm)
Aspect ratio in percent (%)
65 Ratio of section height to sec-
tion width of tire.
Construction code
•"R" means radial construc-
R tion.
•"D" means diagonal or bias
construction.
15 Rim diameter in inches (in)
NOTE
European/Japanese metric tire

sizing is based on European/Jap-
anese design standards. Tires
designed to these standards have
the tire size molded into the
sidewall beginning with the sec-
tion width. The letter "P" is
absent from this tire size desig-
nation.
Example: 215/65R15 96H.
LT (Light Truck) -metric tire

sizing is based on U.S.A. design
standards. The size designation
for LT-metric tires is the same as
for P-metric tires except for the
letters "LT" that are molded into
the sidewall preceding the size
designation.
Example: LT235/85R16.
Vehicle care and maintenance
Tires
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