’08 Rav4_U (L/O 0802)
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2008 RAV4 from Feb. ’08 Prod. (OM42726U)
This illustration indicates typical tire
symbols.
1. Tire size—For details, see “—Tire
size” on page 326.
2. DOT and Tire Identification
Number (TIN)—For details, see
“—DOT and Tire Identification
Number (TIN)” on page 325.
3. Uniform tire quality grading—
For details, see “—Uniform tire
quality grading” that follows.
4. The location of the treadwear
indicators—For details, see
“Checking and replacing tires” on
page 410.
5. 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.
6. Radial tire or bias−ply tires—A
radial tire has “RADIAL” on the
sidewall. A tire not marked with
“RADIAL” is a bias−ply tire.
Tire information—
—Tire symbols