Lexus GX 460 User Manual page 585

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 various des-
ignated seating capacities
Designated seating capac-
ity, Number of occupants
2 through 4
5 through 10
11 through 15
16 through 20
GX460_OM_OM60L72U_(U)
8-1. Specifications
Meaning
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 contact with the
road
A tread section running circumferentially around a tire
Pulling away of the tread from the tire carcass
The projections within the principal grooves designed
to give a visual indication of the degrees of wear of the
tread
The fixture used to hold the wheel and tire assembly
securely during testing
Vehicle normal load, Num- Occupant distribution in a
ber of occupants
2
3
2 in front, 1 in second seat, 1
5
in third seat, 1 in fourth seat
2 in front, 2 in second seat,
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I n f o r ma t i o n P r o v i d e d b y :
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normally loaded vehicle
2 in front
2 in front, 1 in second seat
2 in third seat, 1 in fourth
seat
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