2011 Subaru Outback Owner's Manual - Page 417

Consumer information and Reporting safety defects 13-7 & Glossary of tire terminology . Accessory weight sidewall rubber which, when inflated, bears the load. . Chunking . Extra load tire The combined weight (in excess of those standard items which may be replaced) of automatic transmission, power steering, power brakes, power windows, power seats, radio, and heater, to the extent that these items are available as factory-installed equipment (whether installed or not). . Bead The breaking away of pieces of the tread or sidewall. . Cold tire pressure A tire designed to operate at higher loads and higher inflation pressure than the corresponding standard tire. . Groove The pressure in a tire that has been driven less than 1 mile or has been standing for three hours or more. . Cord The space between two adjacent tread ribs. . Innerliner The strands forming the plies in the tire. . Cord separation The layer(s) forming the inside surface of a tubeless tire that contains the inflating medium within the tire. . Innerliner separation The part of the tire that is made of steel wires, wrapped or reinforced by ply cords and that is shaped to fit the rim. . Bead separation The parting of cords from adjacent rubber compounds. . Cracking The parting of the innerliner from cord material in the carcass. . Intended outboard sidewall (1) The sidewall that contains a A breakdown of the bond between components in the bead. . Bias ply tire Any parting within the tread, sidewall, or inner liner of the tire extending to cord material. . Curb weight A pneumatic tire in which the ply cords that extend to the beads are laid at alternate angles substantially less than 90 degrees to the centerline of the tread. . Carcass The weight of a motor vehicle with standard equipment including the maximum capacity of fuel, oil and coolant, and if so equipped, air conditioning and additional weight optional engine. The tire structure, except tread and 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- CONTINUED -