Tire Information; Typical Tire Symbols - Lexus GX 460 User Manual

Tire information

Typical tire symbols

Tire size
1
DOT and Tire Identification Number (TIN)
2
Location of treadwear indicators
3
Tire ply composition and materials
4
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
5
A radial tire has "RADIAL" on the sidewall. A tire not marked "RADIAL" is a bias-ply
tire.
TUBELESS or TUBE TYPE
6
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
7
Maximum cold tire inflation pressure
8
This means the pressure to which a tire may be inflated.
Uniform tire quality grading
9
For details, see "Uniform Tire Quality Grading" that follows.
Summer tires or all season tires
10
An all season tire has "M+S" on the sidewall. A tire not marked "M+S" is a summer
tire.
GX460_OM_OM60L72U_(U)
8-1. Specifications
I n f o r ma t i o n P r o v i d e d b y :
575
(P. 577)
(P. 576)
(P. 468)
8
(P. 581)
(P. 581)
(P. 471)