2003 TOYOTA PRIUS tires

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174.SPECIFICATIONS
Specifications
Dimensions and weight240
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Electric motor 240
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Enginee 240
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Fuel 241
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Hybrid vehicle battery 241
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Service specifications 241
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Tires 243
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Fuses 244
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SECTION 9

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HYBRID TRANSAXLE
Fluid capacity, L (qt., Imp. qt.):4.6 (4.9, 4.1)
Fluid type: “Toyota Genuine ATF Type TIV” or
equivalent BRAKES
Minimum pedal clearance when depressed
with the force of 196 N (20 kgf, 44 lbf)
with the traction motor running, mm (in.):
80 (3.15)
Pedal free play, mm (in.): 1 6 (0.04 0.24)
Parking brake adjustment when depressed
with the force of 294 N (30 kgf, 66 lbf): 5 8 clicks
Fluid type: SAE J1703 or FMVSS No. 116 DOT 3
STEERING
Wheel free play: Less than 30 mm (1.2 in.)
182.Tires
Tire size and pressure:Tire size kPa (kgf/cm2 or bar, psi)
Standard
Front P175/65R14 84S 240 (2.4, 35)
Rear
P175/65R14 84S 230 (2.3, 33)
Spare
T125/70D16 96M 420 (4.2, 60)
Wheel size: Standard 14 x 5 1/2JJ
Spare 16 x 4T
Wheel nut torque, N·m (kgf·m, ft·lbf): 103 (10.5, 76)
NOTE: For a complete information on tires (e.g. replacing tires or replacing
wheels), see ”Checking tire pres-
sure” through ”Aluminum wheel
precautions”, page 221 through
226 in Section 82.

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If you believe that your vehicle has
a defect whi ch coul d cause a cr ash
or could cause injury or death, you
should immediately inform the Na-
tional Highway Traffic Safety Ad-
ministration (NHTSA) in addition to
notifying Toyota Motor Sales,
U.S.A., Inc. (Tollfree:
18003314331).
If NHTSA receives similar com-
plaints, it may open an investiga-
tion, and if it finds that a safety de-
fect exists in a group of vehicles, it
may order a recall and remedy
campaign. However, NHTSA cannot
become involved in individual prob-
lems between you, your dealer, or
Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.To contact NHTSA, you may either
call the Auto Safety Hotline tollfree
at 18004249393 (or 3660123
in Washington, D.C. area) or write
to: NHTSA, U.S. Department of
Transportation, Washington, D.C.
20590. You can also obtain other
information about motor vehicle
safety from the Hotline.
Uniform tire quality grading186.This information has been prepared in ac-
cordance with regulations issued by the
National Highway Traffic Safety Adminis-
tration of the U.S. Department of Trans-
portation. It provides the purchasers and/
or prospective purchasers of Toyota
vehicles with information on uniform tire
quality grading.
Your Toyota dealer will help answer any
questions you may have as you read this
information.
DOT quality grades—All passenger car
tires must conform to Federal Safety
Requirements in addition to these
grades. Quality grades can be found
where applicable on the tire sidewall
between tread shoulder and maximum
section width. For example: Treadwear
200 Traction AA Temperature A.
Reporting safety defects for
U.S. owners185.

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Tread wear—The tread wear grade is a
comparative rating based on the wear rate
of the tire when tested under controlled
conditions on a specified government test
course. For example, a tire graded 150
would wear one and a half (11/2) times
as well on the government course as a
tire graded 100. The relative performance
of tires depends upon the actual condi-
tions of their use, however, and may de-
part significantly from the norm due to
variations in driving habits, service prac-
tices and differences in road characteris-
tics and climate.
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 pavement as mea-
sured under controlled conditions on spe-
cified government test surfaces of asphalt
and concrete. A tire marked C may have
poor traction performance.
Warning: The traction grade assigned to
this tire is based on braking (straight
ahead) traction tests and does not include
cornering (turning) traction. Temperature A, B, C—
The temperature
grades are A (the highest), B, and C,
representing the tire’s resistance to the
generation of heat and its ability to dissi-
pate heat when tested under controlled
conditions on a specified indoor laboratory
test wheel. Sustained high temperature
can cause the material of the tire to de-
generate and reduce tire life, and exces-
sive temperature can lead to sudden tire
failure. The grade C corresponds to a lev-
el 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 perfor-
mance 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 prop-
erly inflated and not overloaded. Exces-
sive speed, underinflation, or excessive
loading, either separately or in combina-
tion, can cause heat buildup and possible
tire failure.