Tire information – TOYOTA 2011 Yaris Hatchback User Manual

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6-1. Specifications

Tire information

Typical tire symbols

Standard tire

Tire size

(

→P. 374)

DOT and Tire Identification Number (TIN)

(

→P. 373)

Location of treadwear indicators

(

→P. 269)

Tire ply composition and materials

Plies are layers of rubber-coated parallel cords. Cords are the
strands which form the plies in a tire.

Uniform tire quality grading

For details, see “Uniform Tire Quality Grading” that follows.

Load limit at maximum cold tire inflation pressure

(

→P. 377)

Maximum cold tire inflation pressure

(

→P. 377)

This means the pressure to which a tire may be inflated.

TUBELESS or TUBE TYPE

A tubeless tire does not have a tube and air is directly filled in the
tire. A tube type tire has a tube inside the tire and the tube main-
tains the air pressure.

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