2008 Lexus RX 400h Owners Manual - Page 439
2008 Lexus RX 400h Manual
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6-1. Specifications Tire section names Typical tire symbols Tire size DOT and Tire Identification Number (TIN) Location of treadwear indicators Tire ply composition and materials (→P. 447) (→P. 446) (→P. 331) 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. 6 Vehicle specifications Load limit at maximum cold tire inflation pressure Maximum cold tire inflation pressure This means the pressure to which a tire may be inflated. (→P. 336) (→P. 439) Uniform tire quality grading For details, see "Uniform tire quality grading" that follows. 445