Toyota Corolla Owners Manual: Tire information

Toyota Corolla Owners Manual / Vehicle specifications / Specifications / Tire information

Typical tire symbols

► Full-size tire

► Compact spare tire

1 Tire size

1 Tire size
2 DOT and Tire Identification Number (TIN) 3 Uniform tire quality grading For details, see “Uniform Tire Quality Grading” that follows.

4 Location of treadwear indicators 5 Tire ply composition and materials Plies are layers of rubber-coated parallel cords. Cords are the strands which form the plies in a tire.

6 Radial tires or bias-ply tires A radial tire has “RADIAL” on the sidewall. A tire not marked “RADIAL” is a bias-ply tire.

7 TUBELESS or TUBE TYPE
A tubeless tire does not have a tube and air is directly put into the tire. A tube type tire has a tube inside the tire and the tube maintains the air pressure.

8 Load limit at maximum cold tire inflation pressure 9 Maximum cold tire inflation pressure This means the pressure to which a tire may be inflated.

10 Summer tires or all season tires An all season tire has “M+S” on the sidewall. A tire not marked “M+S” is a summer tire.

11 “TEMPORARY USE ONLY”
A compact spare tire is identified by the phrase “TEMPORARY USE ONLY” molded on its sidewall. This tire is designed for temporary emergency use only.

Fuel information

You must only use unleaded gasoline in your vehicle. Select octane rating 87 (Research Octane Number 91) or higher. Use of unleaded gasoline with an octane rating lower than 87 may result in engine ...

Typical DOT and Tire Identification Number (TIN)

1 DOT symbol* 2 Tire Identification Number (TIN) 3 Tire manufacturer’s identification mark 4 Tire size code 5 Manufacturer’s optional tire type code (3 or 4 letters) 6 Manufacturing week 7 Manuf ...

Other materials:

Air conditioning controls
■ Adjusting the temperature setting To adjust the temperature setting, turn clockwise to increase the temperature and turn counterclockwise to decrease the temperature. ■ Fan speed setting Press “>” on to increase the fan speed. Press “<” on to decrease the fan spe ...

Using the interior lights
Interior lights list 1 Front interior light/personal lights 2 Rear interior light 3 Engine switch light (vehicles with a smart key system) Front interior light/personal lights ■ Front interior light ► Type A ► Type B 1 Off 2 Door position 3 On ■ Personal li ...

Calibrating the compass
The direction display deviates from the true direction determined by the earth’s magnetic field. The amount of deviation varies according to the geographic position of the vehicle. If you cross over a map boundary shown in illustration, the compass will deviate. To obtain higher precision or p ...