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Winter tires
Choosing the right tire
B M W re c o m m e n d s w inter tire s (M + S
ra d ial tire s) f or drivin g in a d v e rs e winter
ro a d c o n ditio ns. S o - c alle d all-s e a so n
tire s with th e M + S id e ntific atio n m ark
d o in d e e d p oss e ss b ett er w inter tra c -
tio n th a n s u m m er tir e s th at h a v e th e H ,
V, W , Y a n d Z R s p e e d rating s, b ut th e y
g e n erally f ail to pro vid e th e s a m e l e v els
of p erf orm a n c e a s winter tir e s.
In th e int e r e st of s af e tra ckin g a n d
ste erin g re s p o n s e , in stall w int er tire s
m a d e by th e sa m e m a n uf a cture r h avin g
th e s a m e tre a d c o nfig ura tio n o n all fo ur
w h e els.
M o unt o nly w inter tire s w hic h h av e
b e e n a p prov e d b y B M W . A ny B M W
c e nt er w ill b e gla d to pro vi d e yo u with
inf orm atio n o n th e b e st winter tire s f or
e v ery p artic ul ar drivin g c o n ditio n .
Do not exceed specified
maximum speeds
N e v e r exc e e d th e m a xi m u m s p e e d
for w hi c h th e tire s are rate d .
U n prof e ssio n al a tte m pts b y la y m e n to
s e rvic e tire s c a n le a d to d a m a g e a n d
a c cid e nts.
H a v e this w ork p erf orm e d by skille d
prof e ssio n als o nly. A n y B M W c e nt er
h a s th e re q uire d te c hnic al k n o w l e d g e
a n d th e pro p e r e q uip m e nt a n d will b e
h a p p y to a ssist yo u. <
Tire condition, tire pressure
Winter tire s dis pl a y a p erc e pti ble lo ss in
th eir a bility t o c o p e w ith winter drivin g
c o n ditio ns o n c e th e tre a d w e ars to
b elo w 0. 1 6 in (4 m m), a n d th erefore in
th e int e r e st of s af e ty, s h o uld b e
re pla c e d .
C o m ply with th e s p e cifie d tire inflatio n
pre ssure s – a n d b e sure to h a v e th e
w h e el a n d tire a ss e m blie s b al a n c e d
e v ery tim e yo u c h a n g e th e tire s.
Storage
Alw ays st ore tire s in a c o ol, dry pla c e .
Store th e m a w a y fro m lig ht w h e n e v er
p ossible. Prot e ct th e tire s a g ainst
c o nta ct with oil, gre a s e a n d fu el.
Snow chains*
U s e n arro w -lin k B M W s n o w c h ains o n
wint er tire s only in p airs a n d o nly o n th e
re ar w h e els. C o m ply with all m a nuf a c -
turer's s af ety pre c autio ns w h e n
m o u nting th e c h ains.
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