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4-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance
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Maintenance and care
Wheels
If a wheel is bent, cracked or heavily corroded, it should be
replaced.
Otherwise, the tire may separate from the wheel or cause loss of
handling control.
■Wheel selection
When replacing wheels, care should be taken to ensure that
they are equivalent to those removed in load capacity, diameter,
rim width, and inset*.
Replacement wheels are available at your Toyota dealer.
*: Conventionally referred to as “offset”.
Toyota does not recommend using:
●Wheels of different sizes or types
●Used wheels
●Bent wheels that have been straightened
■Aluminum wheel precautions (if equipped)
●Use only Toyota wheel nuts and wrench designed for use with
your aluminum wheels.
●When rotating, repairing or changing your tires, check that the
wheel nuts are still tight after driving 1000 miles (1600 km).
●Be careful not to damage the aluminum wheels when using
tire chains.
●Use only Toyota genuine balance weights or equivalent and a
plastic or rubber hammer when balancing your wheels. 
     
        
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6-1. Specifications
Maintenance data (fuel, oil level, etc.)
Dimensions and weight
*: Unladen vehicle
Overall length 183.9 in. (4670 mm)
Overall width 75.0 in. (1905 mm)
Overall 
height*2WD models 71.3 in. (1810 mm)
4WD models 72.0 in. (1830 mm)
Wheelbase 105.9 in. (2690 mm)
Front tread 63.2 in. (1605 mm)
Rear tread 63.2 in. (1605 mm)
Vehicle capacity weight
(Occupants + luggage)1130 lb. (510 kg)
Towing capacity 
(Trailer weight + cargo)5000 lb. (2265 kg) 
     
        
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Vehicle specifications
Tire size
■Typical tire size information
The illustration indicates typical
tire size.
Tire use
(P = Passenger car,
T = Temporary use)
Section width (millimeters)
Aspect ratio
(tire height to section width)
Tire construction code
(R = Radial, D = Diagonal)
Wheel diameter (inches)
Load index (2 digits or 3 digits)
Speed symbol
(alphabet with one letter)
■Tire dimensions
Section width
Tire height
Wheel diameter 
     
        
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Tire section names
Bead
Sidewall
Shoulder
Tread
Belt
Inner liner
Reinforcing rubber
Carcass
Rim lines
Bead wires
Chafer
Uniform Tire Quality Grading
This information has been prepared in accordance with regulations
issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of the
U.S.A. Department of Transportation.
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 vehicle 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 
     
        
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Vehicle specifications
Tire related termMeaning
Normal occupant 
weight150 lb. (68 kg) times the number of occupants 
specified in the second column of Table 1
* that 
follows
Occupant distributionDistribution of occupants in a vehicle as 
specified in the third column of Table 1
* below
Production options 
weight
The combined weight of installed regular 
production options weighing over 5 lb. (2.3 kg) 
in excess of the 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
RimA metal support for a tire or a tire and tube 
assembly upon which the tire beads are seated
Rim diameter
(Wheel diameter)Nominal diameter of the bead seat
Rim size designationRim diameter and width
Rim type designationThe industry manufacturer's designation for a 
rim by style or code
Rim widthNominal distance between rim flanges
Vehicle capacity 
weight (Total load 
capacity)The rated cargo and luggage load plus 150 lb. 
(68 kg) times the vehicle's designated seating 
capacity
Vehicle maximum load 
on the tire
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 normal load 
on the tire
The load on an individual tire that is determined 
by distributing to each axle its share of curb 
weight, accessory weight, and normal 
occupant weight (distributed in accordance 
with Table 1
* below), and dividing it by two 
     
        
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Vehicle specifications
Tire related termMeaning
Innerliner separationThe parting of the innerliner from cord material 
in the carcass
Intended outboard 
sidewall
(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
(b)The outward facing sidewall of asymmetrical 
tire that has a particular side that must 
always face outward when mounted on a 
vehicle
Light truck (LT) tire
A tire designated by its manufacturer as 
primarily intended for use on lightweight trucks 
or multipurpose passenger vehicles
Load ratingThe maximum load that a tire is rated to carry 
for a given inflation pressure
Maximum load ratingThe load rating for a tire at the maximum 
permissible inflation pressure for that tire
Maximum permissible 
inflation pressureThe maximum cold inflation pressure to which 
a tire may be inflated
Measuring rimThe rim on which a tire is fitted for physical 
dimension requirements
Open spliceAny parting at any junction of tread, sidewall, or 
innerliner that extends to cord material
Outer diameterThe overall diameter of an inflated new tire
Overall width
The linear distance between the exteriors of 
the sidewalls of an inflated tire, including 
elevations due to labeling, decorations, or 
protective bands or ribs
Passenger car tire
A tire intended for use on passenger cars, 
multipurpose passenger vehicles, and trucks, 
that have a gross vehicle weight rating 
(GVWR) of 10,000 lb. or less 
     
        
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Tire related termMeaning
PlyA layer of rubber-coated parallel cords
Ply separationA parting of rubber compound between 
adjacent plies
Pneumatic tire
A mechanical device made of rubber, 
chemicals, fabric and steel or other materials, 
that, when mounted on an automotive wheel, 
provides the traction and contains the gas or 
fluid that sustains the load
Radial ply tire
A pneumatic tire in which the ply cords that 
extend to the beads are laid at substantially 90 
degrees to the centerline of the tread
Reinforced tire
A tire designed to operate at higher loads and 
at higher inflation pressures than the 
corresponding standard tire
Section width
The linear distance between the exteriors of 
the sidewalls of an inflated tire, excluding 
elevations due to labeling, decoration, or 
protective bands
SidewallThat portion of a tire between the tread and 
bead
Sidewall separationThe parting of the rubber compound from the 
cord material in the sidewall
Snow tire
A tire that attains a traction index equal to or 
greater than 110, compared to the ASTM E-
1136 Standard Reference Test Tire, when 
using the snow traction test as described in 
ASTM F-1805-00, Standard Test Method for 
Single Wheel Driving Traction in a Straight Line 
on Snow-and Ice-Covered Surfaces, and which 
is marked with an Alpine Symbol ( ) on at 
least one sidewall
Te s t  r i m
The rim on which a tire is fitted for testing, and 
may be any rim listed as appropriate for use 
with that tire