’04 MATRIX_U (L/O 0307)
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2004 MATRIX from Oct. ’03 Prod. (OM12861U)
This illustration indicates  typical tire
symbols.
1. Tire size—For details, see “—Tire
size”  on  page  186.
2. DOT  and  Tire  Identification
Number  (TIN)—For  details,  see
“—DOT  and  Tire  Identification
Number  (TIN)”  on  page  185.
3. Uniform  tire  quality  grading—
For details, see “Uniform tire quali-
ty  grading”  that  follows.
4. The  location  of  the  tread  wear
indicators—For  details,  see
“Checking and replacing tires” on
page  267.
5. Turning  direction  indicator—
Some vehicles are equipped with
directional tires.  For  details,  see
“Rotating  tires”  on  page  270.
6. Tire ply composition and mate-
rials—Plies  mean  a layer  of  rub-
ber−coated parallel  cords.  Cords
mean the strands forming the plies
in  the  tire.
Tire  information—
—Tire  symbols