2006 Lexus LS 430 Owners Manual - Page 386
2006 Lexus LS 430 Manual
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6-1. Specifications Tire information Typical tire symbols 1 2 3 4 Tire size DOT and Tire Identification Number (TIN) Location of tread wear indicators Tire ply composition and materials (→P.377) (→P.377) (→P.278) Plies are layers of rubber-coated parallel cords. Cords are the strands which form the plies in a tire. 5 Radial tires or bias-ply tires A radial tire has "RADIAL" on the sidewall. A tire not marked "RADIAL" is a bias-ply tire. 6 "TUBELESS" or "TUBE TYPE" A tubeless tire does not have a tube and air is directly filled in the tire. A tube type tire has a tube inside the tire and the tube maintains the air pressure. 7 Load limit at maximum cold tire inflation pressure (→P.283) 376
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6-1. Specifications
Tire information
Typical tire symbols
Tire size
(
→
P.377)
DOT and Tire Identification Number (TIN)
(
→
P.377)
Location of tread wear indicators
(
→
P.278)
Tire ply composition and materials
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
A radial tire has “RADIAL” on the sidewall. A tire not marked “RADIAL” is a
bias-ply tire.
“TUBELESS” or “TUBE TYPE”
A tubeless tire does not have a tube and air is directly filled in 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
(
→
P.283)
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