Tips on how to look after your vehicle’s tyres
Dispatcher Files
3 tips to look after your vehicle’s tyres:
- Maintain proper inflation pressure
Proper inflation pressure is necessary in giving you the best tyre performance, safety, and fuel economy. Remember to frequently (at least once a month) check your tyres (when they are cool) with an accurate tyre pressure gauge.
- Don’t spin your tyres excessively
Avoid excessive tyre spinning when your vehicle is stuck in snow, ice, mud or sand. This may cause you to get more stuck as well as overheating your tyres, and causing irreparable damage. Try to place nearby foliage in the track of your tyres to help provide traction and use a gentle backward and forward rocking motion to free your vehicle. Never stand near or behind a tyre spinning at high speeds, for example, while attempting to push a vehicle that’s stuck or when an on-car balance machine is in use.
- Check your tyres for wear
Always replace your tyres when they reach 1.6mm of remaining tread depth. All new tyres have tread wear indicators that appear as smooth banks in the tread grooves when they wear to 1.6mm level. Wet weather accidents may occur from skidding on bald or nearly bald tyres. Excessively worn tyres are also more likely to suffer punctures.
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