Kia XCeed 2020 - Tire Sidewall Labeling; Tire Traction

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Maintenance Tires and wheels
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WARNING
Awheelthatisnotthecorrectsize
mayadverselyaffectwheeland
bearinglife,brakingandstopping
abilities,handlingcharacteristics,
groundclearance,body-to-tire
clearance,snowchainclearance,
speedometerandodometer
calibration,headlightaimand
bumperheight.
Tire traction
Tiretractioncanbereducedifyou
driveonworntires,tiresthatare
improperlyinflatedoronslippery
roadsurfaces.Tiresshouldbe
replacedwhentreadwearindicators
appear.Slowdownwheneverthere
israin,snoworiceontheroad
toreducethepossibilityoflosing
controlofthevehicle.
Tire maintenance
Inadditiontoproperinflation,
correctwheelalignmenthelps
todecreasetirewear.Ifyoufind
atireiswornunevenly,havea
professionalworkshopcheckthe
wheelalignment.Kiarecommendsto
visitanauthorizedKiadealer/service
partner.
Whenyouhavenewtiresinstalled,
makesuretheyarebalanced.This
willincreasevehicleridecomfortand
tirelife.Additionally,atireshould
alwaysberebalancedifitisremoved
fromthewheel.
Tire sidewall labeling
Thisinformationidentifiesand
describesthefundamental
characteristicsofthetireandalso
providesthetireidentification
number(TIN)forsafetystandard
certification.
ODEEV098031NR
TheTINcanbeusedtoidentifythe
tireincaseofarecall.
1. Manufacturer or brand name
ManufacturerorBrandnameis
shown.
2. Tire size designation
Atire’ssidewallismarkedwitha
tiresizedesignation.Youwillneed
thisinformationwhenselecting
replacementtiresforyourvehicle.
Thefollowingexplainswhatthe