2007 Toyota Solara Owners Manual - Page 283

Tire information- -Tire symbols (standard tire) This illustration indicates typical tire symbols. 1. Tire size- For details, see "-Tire size" on page 273. 2. DOT and Tire Identification Number (TIN)- For details, see "-DOT and Tire Identification Number (TIN)" on page 272. 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 344. 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 tires or bias −ply tires- A radial tire has "RADIAL" on the sidewall. A tire not marked with "RADIAL" is a bias −ply tire. 269