2012 Toyota Yaris Owners Manual - Page 332

6 -1 . Spe c ific a t ions T ire infor m at ion Typical tire symbols Full-size tire Compact spare tire Tire size DOT and Tire Identification Number (TIN) Location of treadwear indicators Tire ply composition and materials (→P. 359) (→P. 358) (→P. 253) Plies are layers of rubber-coated parallel cords. Cords are the strands which form the plies in a tire. 356