501
8-1. Specifications
8
Vehicle specifications
Tire size (P.502)
Run-flat tire (RFT) (P.472)
This vehicle is equipped with run-flat tires (RFT). A or mark is molded on the
sidewall of the run-flat tire.
DOT and Tire Identification Number (TIN) (P.502)
Location of treadwear indicators (P.419)
Tire ply composition and materials
Plies are layers of rubber-coated parallel cords. Cords are the strands which form the plies
in a tire.
Radial tires or bias-ply tires
A radial tire has “RADIAL” on the sidewall. A tire not marked “RADIAL” is a bias-ply tire.
TUBELESS or TUBE TYPE
A tubeless tire does not have a tube and air is directly put into the tire. A tube type tire has a
tube inside the tire and the tube maintains the air pressure.
Load limit at maximum cold tire inflation pressure (P.420)
Maximum cold tire inflation pressure (P.496)
This means the pressure to which a tire may be inflated.
Uniform tire quality grading
For details, see “Uniform Tire Quality Grading” that follows.
Summer tires or all season tires (P.420)
Tire information
Typical tire symbols
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