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2. Tire size designation
A tire’s sidewall is marked with a tiresize designation. You will need this in‐
formation when selecting replacement
tires for your vehicle. The following ex‐ plains what the letters and numbers in
the tire size designation mean.
Example tire size designation:
(These numbers are provided as an ex‐
ample only; your tire size designator could vary depending on your vehicle.)
P235/55R19 108T
P - Applicable vehicle type (tires
marked with the prefix L
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Type A
Vehicle condition (Ifequipped 185/65R15tire)
Head lamp (MFR type)Head lamp (BI-FUNCTION type)
Ground HeightDistance betweenlampsGround HeightDistance betweenlamps
Low/High beamLow/High beamLow/High beamLow/High beam
H1W1H1'W1'
Without driver757 (29.8) 1,259 (49.6) 760 (29.9) 1,250 (49.2)
[mm (in)]
With driver 747 (29.4) 1,259 (49.6) 750 (29.5) 1,250 (49.2)
[mm (in)]
Type B
Vehicle condition (Ifequipped 205/55R17tire)
Head lamp (MFR type)Head lamp (BI-FUNCTION type)
Ground HeightDistance betweenlampsGround HeightDistance betweenlamps
Low/High beamLow/High beamLow/High beamLow/High beam
H1W1H1'W1'
Without driver775 (30.5) 1,259 (49.6) 778 (30.6) 1,250 (49.2)
[mm (in)]
With driver 765 (30.1) 1,259 (49.6)) 768 (30.2) 1,250 (49.2)
[mm (in)]
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Maintenance
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Type C
Vehicle condition (If equipped 185/65R15tire)
Front Fog lamp (Bulb type)
Ground HeightDistance between lamps
H3W3
Without driver493 (19.4) 1,431 (56.3)
[mm (in)]
With driver 483 (19.0) 1,431 (56.3)
[mm(in)]
Type D
Vehicle condition (If equipped 205/55R17tire)
Front Fog lamp (Bulb type)
Ground HeightDistance between lamps
H3W3
Without driver511 (20.1) 1,431 (56.3)
[mm(in)]
With driver 501 (19.7) 1,431 (56.3)
[mm(in)]
Maintenance
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