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This illustration indicates typical tire
symbols.
1. Tire size—For details, see “Tire
size” on page 125.
2. DOT and Tire Identification
Number (TIN)—For details, see
“DOT and Tire Identification Num-
ber (TIN)” on page 124.
3. Location of tread wear indica-
tors—For details, see “Checking
and replacing tires” on page 194.
4. Tire ply composition and materi-
als—Plies mean a layer of rubber−
coated parallel cords. Cords mean
the strands forming the plies in the
tire.
5. “TUBELESS” or “TUBE TYPE”
—Tubeless tire does not have a
tube inside the tire and air is direct-
ly filled in the tire, avoiding rapid
air leakage even if the tire is nailed
and preventing the tire from burst-
ing with a shock. Tube type tire has
a tube inside the tire and that tube
maintains the air pressure.
Tire information—
—Tire symbols
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