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Tire information—

—Tire symbols

This illustration indicates typical tire

symbols.

1. Tire size—For details, see “—Tire

size” in this Section.

2. DOT and Tire Identification

Number (TIN)—For details, see

“—DOT and Tire Identification

Number (TIN)” in this Section.

3. Uniform tire quality grading—

For details, see “—Uniform tire

quality grading” that follows.

4. The location of the tread wear

indicators—For details, see

“Checking and replacing tires” in

Section 7−2.

5. Turning direction indicator—

Some vehicles are equipped with

directional tires. For details, see

“Rotating tires” in Section 7−2.

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.

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—DOT and Tire Identification

Number (TIN)

7. Radial tires or bias−ply tires—A

radial tire has “RADIAL” on the

sidewall. The tire not marked with

“RADIAL” is a bias−ply tire.

The “DOT” symbol certifies that the

tire conforms to applicable Federal

Motor Vehicle Safety Standards.

8. “TUBELESS”

or

“TUBE

TYPE”—A tubeless tire does not

have a tube inside the tire and air

is directly filled in the tire. A tube

type tire has a tube inside the tire

and the tube maintains the air

pressure.

9. Load limit at maximum cold tire

inflation pressure—For details,

see “Checking and replacing tires”

in Section 7−2.

10.Maximum cold tire inflation

pressure—This means the pres-

sure to which a tire may be in-

flated. For details about recom-

This illustration indicates typical DOT

and Tire Identification Number (TIN).

1. “DOT” symbol

2. Tire Identification Number (TIN)

3. Tire manufacturer’s identification

mark

4. Tire size code

5. Manufacturer’s optional tire type

code

6. Manufacturing week

7. Manufacturing year

mended

cold

tire

inflation

pressure, see “Tires” in Section 8.

11.Summer tire or all season

tire—An all season tire has “M+S”

on the sidewall. The tire not

marked with “M+S” is a summer

tire. For details, see “Types of

tires” in this Section.

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—Tire size

—Name of each section of tire

This illustration indicates typical tire

size.

1. Tire use (P=Passenger car,

T=Temporary use)

2. Section width (in millimeters)

3. Aspect ratio (tire height to section

width)

4. Tire construction code (R=Radial,

D=Diagonal)

5. Wheel diameter (in inch)

6. Load index (2 digits or 3 digits)

7. Speed symbol (alphabet with one

letter)

1. Section width

2. Tire height

3. Wheel diameter

1. Bead

2. Sidewall

3. Shoulder

4. Tread

5. Belt

6. Inner liner

7. Reinforcing rubber

8. Carcass

9. Rim lines

10.Bead wires

11. Chafer

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—Uniform tire quality grading

This information has been prepared

in accordance with regulations issued

by the National Highway Traffic Safe-

ty Administration of the U.S. Depart-

ment of Transportation. It provides

the purchasers and/or prospective

purchasers of Toyota vehicles with in-

formation on uniform tire quality grad-

ing.

Treadwear—The treadwear grade is

Traction AA, A, B, C—The traction

grades, from highest to lowest, are

AA, A, B, and C, and they represent

the tire’s ability to stop on wet pave-

ment as measured under controlled

conditions on specified government

test surfaces of asphalt and concrete.

A tire marked C may have poor trac-

tion performance.

Warning: The traction grade assigned

to this tire is based on braking

(straight ahead) traction tests and

does not include cornering (turning)

traction.

a comparative rating based on the

wear rate of the tire when tested un-

der controlled conditions on a speci-

fied government test course. For ex-

ample, a tire graded 150 would wear

one and a half (1−1/2) times as well

on the government course as a tire

graded 100. The relative performance

of tires depends upon the actual

conditions of their use, however, and

may depart significantly from the

norm due to variations in driving hab-

its, service practices and differences

in road characteristics and climate.

Your Toyota dealer will help answer

any questions you may have as you

read this information.

DOT quality grades—All passenger

vehicle tires must conform to Fed-

eral Safety Requirements in addi-

tion to these grades. Quality

grades can be found where appli-

cable on the tire sidewall between

tread shoulder and maximum sec-

tion width. For example: Treadwear

200 Traction AA Temperature A

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Temperature A, B, C—The tempera-

ture grades are A (the highest), B,

and C, representing the tire’s resis-

tance to the generation of heat and

its ability to dissipate heat when

tested under controlled conditions on

a specified indoor laboratory test

wheel. Sustained high temperature

can cause the material of the tire to

degenerate and reduce tire life, and

excessive temperature can lead to

sudden tire failure. The grade C cor-

responds to a level of performance

which all passenger car tires must

meet under the Federal Motor Vehicle

Safety Standard No.109. Grades B

and A represent higher levels of per-

formance on the laboratory test wheel

than the minimum required by law.

Warning: The temperature grades for

this tire are established for a tire that

is properly inflated and not over-

loaded. Excessive speed, underinfla-

tion, or excessive loading, either sep-

arately or in combination, can cause

heat buildup and possible tire failure.

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—Tire related terms

Tire inflation pressure when the vehicle has been parked at least 3 hours

or more, or it has not been driven more than 1.5 km or 1 mile under that

condition

Cold tire inflation pressure

The maximum cold inflation pressure to which a tire may be inflated and

shown on the sidewall of the tire

Maximum inflation pressure

Recommended inflation pressure

Cold tire inflation pressure recommended by a manufacturer

The combined weight (in excess of those standard items which may be

replaced) of automatic transmission, power steering, power brakes, power

windows, power seats, radio, and heater, to the extent that these items

are available as factory−installed equipment (whether installed or not)

Accessory weight

Curb weight

The weight of a motor vehicle with standard equipment including the

maximum capacity of fuel, oil, and coolant, and, if so equipped, air

conditioning and additional weight optional engine

The sum of—

(a) Curb weight;

(b) Accessory weight;

(c) Vehicle capacity weight; and

(d) Production options weight

Maximum loaded vehicle weight

Normal occupant weight

68 kg (150 lb.) times the number of occupants specified in the second

column of Table 1 that follows

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The combined weight of those installed regular production options weighing

over 2.3 kg (5 lb.) in excess of those standard items which they replace,

not previously considered in curb weight or accessory weight, including

heavy duty brakes, ride levelers, roof rack, heavy duty battery, and special

trim

Production options weight

Vehicle capacity weight

(Total load capacity)

The rated cargo and luggage load plus 68 kg (150 lb.) times the vehicle’s

designated seating capacity

(A) The sidewall that contains a whitewall, bears white lettering or bears

manufacturer, brand, and/or model name molding that is higher or

deeper than the same molding on the other sidewall of the tire, or

Intended outboard sidewall

(B) The outward facing sidewall of an asymmetrical tire that has a particular

side that must always face outward when mounted on a vehicle

Distribution of occupants in a vehicle as specified in the third column of Table

1 that follows

Occupant distribution

Rim

A metal support for a tire or a tire and tube assembly upon which the tire beads

are seated

Rim diameter (Wheel diameter)

Rim size designation

Rim type designation

Rim width

Nominal diameter of the bead seat

Rim diameter and width

The industry of manufacturer’s designation for a rim by style or code

Nominal distance between rim flanges

The load on an individual tire that is determined by distributing to each axle

its share of the maximum loaded vehicle weight and dividing by two

Vehicle maximum load on the tire

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The load on an individual tire that is determined by distributing to each axle

its share of the curb weight, accessory weight, and normal occupant weight

(distributed in accordance with Table 1 that follows) and dividing by two

Vehicle normal load on the tire

Weather side

The surface area of the rim not covered by the inflated tire

Table 1—Occupant loading and distribution for vehicle normal load for various designated seating capacities

Designated seating capacity,

number of occupants

Vehicle normal load, number of

occupants

Occupant distribution in a normally

loaded vehicle

2 through 4

5 through 10

2

3

2 in front

2 in front, 1 in second seat

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