TOYOTA 2010 Highlander User Manual
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6-1. Specifications
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Vehicl
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: Table 1
⎯ Occupant loading and distribution for vehicle normal load
for various designated seating capacities
Tire related term
Meaning
Tread
That portion of a tire that comes into contact 
with the road
Tread rib
A tread section running circumferentially 
around a tire
Tread separation
Pulling away of the tread from the tire carcass
Treadwear indicators 
(TWI)
The projections within the principal grooves 
designed to give a visual indication of the 
degrees of wear of the tread
Wheel-holding fixture
The fixture used to hold the wheel and tire 
assembly securely during testing
Designated seating
capacity, Number of
occupants
Vehicle normal load,
Number of occupants
Occupant distribution in
a normally loaded vehi-
cle
2 through 4
2
2 in front
5 through 10
3
2 in front, 1 in second
seat
11 through 15
5
2 in front, 1 in second 
seat, 1 in third seat, 1 
in fourth seat
16 through 20
7
2 in front, 2 in second 
seat, 2 in third seat, 1 
in fourth seat