Hobby Excellent - Profile Depth and Age of Tyres; Rims

4. Wheels and Tyres
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Tyre manufacturers' recommendation
• Change tyres after six years, regardless of prole depth.
• Avoid striking curbs, potholes or other obstacles.
Age of tyres
Tyres should not be more than 6 years old, because on the one hand
your permission to drive the caravan at 60 mph will elapse after this
period and, on the other, the material wears out due to age and if
the tyres stand too long in one spot. The 4-digit DOT number on
the side of the tyre (if necessary, check the inside) shows the date
of manufacture. The rst 2 digits refer to the week, the last 2 to the
year it was manufactured.
4.4 Prole depth and age of tyres
Example:
DOT 0716 means week 7 in the year of manufacture (here: 2016)
New tyres are needed (at the latest) when the prole depth
measures 1.6 mm.
The minimum tread depth only guarantees minimum
safety while driving!
Tyres may never be exchanged from one side to the
other, i.e. from the right-hand side of the vehicle to the
left-hand side and vice versa.
Tyres age even when used rarely or not at all.
4.5 Rims
Only use rims that are covered by the vehicle licence. Should you
wish to use other rims, please note the following:
Rules for the use of other rims:
- Size,
- mechanisms,
- compression depth and
- the load/bearing capacity must be sucient for the permissible
total mass.
- The chuck cone of the fastening screw must correspond to the
rim mechanisms.
Modications can only be made with the
manufacturer's permission.
DOT number