2012 Subaru Forester Owner's Manual - Page 498

13-6 Consumer information and Reporting safety defects . Extra load tire ing on a vehicle. . Light truck (LT) tire . Measuring rim A tire designed to operate at higher loads and higher inflation pressure than the corresponding standard tire. . Groove A tire designated by its manufacturer as primarily intended for use on lightweight trucks or multipurpose passenger vehicles. . Load rating The rim on which a tire is fitted for physical dimension requirements. . Normal occupant weight The space between two adjacent tread ribs. . Innerliner The layer(s) forming the inside surface of a tubeless tire that contains the inflating medium within the tire. . Innerliner separation The maximum load that a tire is rated to carry for a given inflation pressure. . Maximum inflation pressure 150 lbs (68 kg) times the number of occupants specified in the second column of Table 1 that is appended to the end of this section. . Occupant distribution The maximum cold inflation pressure to which a tire may be inflated. . Maximum load rating Distribution of occupants in a vehicle as specified in the third column of Table 1 that is appended to the end of this section. . Open splice The parting of the innerliner from cord material in the carcass. . Intended outboard sidewall (1) The sidewall that contains a whitewall, bears white lettering or bears manufacturer, brand, and/or model name molding that is higher or deeper than the same molding on the other sidewall of the tire, or (2) The outward facing sidewall of an asymmetrical tire that has a particular side that must always face outward when mount- The load rating for a tire at the maximum permissible inflation pressure for that tire. . Maximum loaded vehicle weight Any parting at any junction of tread, sidewall, or innerliner that extends to cord material. . Outer diameter . Maximum permissible inflation pressure The sum of: (a) Curb weight (b) Accessory weight (c) Vehicle capacity weight (d) Production options weight The overall diameter of an inflated new tire. . Overall width The maximum cold inflation pressure to which a tire may be inflated. The linear distance between the exteriors of the sidewalls of an inflated tire, including elevations due to labeling, decorations, or protective bands or ribs.