2009 TOYOTA YARIS SEDAN Owners Manual

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Radial tires or bias-ply tires
A radial tire has RADIAL on the sidewall. A tire not marked RADIAL
is a bias-ply tire.
Summer tire or all season tire(→ P. 346)
An all season t

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Compact spare tire
TEMPORARY USE ONLY
(→ P. 305)
A compact spare tire is identified by the phrase TEMPORARY USE
ONLY molded into its sidewall. Th is

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Typical DOT and tire identification number (TIN)DOT symbol
*
Tire Identification Number
(TIN)
Tire manufacturer’s identifica-
tion mark
Tire size code
Manufacturer’s option

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Tire size
n Typical tire size information
The illustration indicates typical
tire size.
Tire use
(P = Passenger car,
T = Temporary use)
Section width (

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Tire section namesBead
Sidewall
Shoulder
Tread
Belt
Inner liner
Reinforcing rubber
Carcass
Rim lines
Bead wires
Chafer
Uniform Tire Quality GradingThis information has been pre

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n
Treadwear
The treadwear grade is a comparative rating based on the wear
rate of the tire when tested under  controlled conditions on a speci-
fied go

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Warning: The temperature grades for this tire are established for a
tire that is properly inflated and not overloaded.
Excessive speed, underinflation, or excessive loading, ei

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Tire related termMeaning
Occupant distributionDistribution of occupants in a vehicle as speci-
fied in the third column of Table 1
* below
Production o