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Ti res and wheels
(a) Curb weight
(b) Accessory weight
(c) Vehicle capacity weight, and
(d) Production options weight
Maximum
(
permissible
)
inflation pressure
means the max imum cold infla-
tion pressure to which a tire may
be inflated. Also called "maxi-
mum inflation pressure."
Normal occupant weight
means 150 lbs. (68 kilograms)
times the number of occupants
seated in the vehicle up to the to-
tal seating capacity of your vehi-
cle
.
Occupant distribution
means distribution of occupan
t
s
in a vehicle
.
Outer diameter
means the overall diameter of an
inflated new tire.
Overall width
means the linear distance be
-
tween the exteriors of the side-
walls of an infla
t
ed tire, including
elevations due to labeling
,
deco-
rations, or protective bands or
ribs.
2
1
8
Ply
means a layer of rubber -coated
parallel cords.
Production options weight
means the comb ined weight of
those installed regular production
options weighing over 5 lbs. (2.3
kg) in excess of those standard
items which they rep lace, not pre
-
viously considered in curb weight
or accessory weight, including
heavy duty brakes, ride levelers,
roof rack, heavy duty battery, and
special trim.
Radial ply tire
means a pneumatic tire in which
the ply cords that extend to the
beads are laid at substantially
90
deg rees to the centerline of the
tread.
Recommended inflation
pressure
see
~
page 217
,
Cold tire infla-
tion pressure.
Reinforced tire
means a tire designed to operate
at higher loads and at higher in-
flation pressures than the corre-
sponding standard tire.
Rein-
forced tires may be identified as
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