2004 Toyota RAV4 Owners Manual - Page 543

'04 Rav4_U (L/O 0403) Tire information- -Tire symbols This illustration indicates typical tire symbols. 1. Tire size- For details, see "-Tire size" on page 213. 2. DOT and Tire Identification Number (TIN)- For details, see "-DOT and Tire Identification Number (TIN)" on page 212. 3. Uniform tire quality grading- For details, see "Uniform tire quality grading" that follows. 4. The location of the tread wear indicators- For details, see "Checking and replacing tires" on page 293. 5. Tire ply composition and materials- Plies mean a layer of rubber- coated parallel cords. Cords mean the strands forming the plies in the tire. 6. Radial tire or bias- ply tires- A radial tire has "RADIAL" on the sidewall. A tire not marked with "RADIAL" is a bias- ply tire. 211 2004 RAV4 from Mar. '04 Prod. (OM42568U)