2009 Toyota Prius Owners Manual - Page 506

OM47614U_PRIUS_U.book Page 481 Monday, January 11, 2010 11:02 AM 6-1. Specifications Tire related term Bead Meaning 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 A breakdown of the bond between components in the bead 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 The tire structure, except tread and sidewall rubber which, when inflated, bears the load The breaking away of pieces of the tread or sidewall The strands forming the plies in the tire The parting of cords from adjacent rubber compounds Any parting within the tread, sidewall, or innerliner of the tire extending to cord material A pneumatic tire with an inverted flange tire and rim system in which the rim is designed with rim flanges pointed radially inward and the tire is designed to fit on the underside of the rim in a manner that encloses the rim flanges inside the air cavity of the tire A tire designed to operate at higher loads and at higher inflation pressures than the corresponding standard tire The space between two adjacent tread ribs Bead separation Bias ply tire Carcass Chunking Cord Cord separation Cracking CT 6 Vehicle specifications Extra load tire Groove 481 PRIUS_U_(OM47614U)