Maintenance
Tires
Overview
•Y oushouldbeverycarefulfortherst500kmwhen
travelingwithnewtires.
•Y oucanonlydriveatlowspeedwhenpassingcurbsor
similarsections,andpassthewheelsthroughthecurbs
atrightangleasfaraspossible.
•Alwayscheckthetiresfordamages(punctures,
scratches,cracksandpits),andtimelyremoveany
foreignmattersonthetreadpatterns.
•Preventthetiresfromcontactingoil,greaseandfuel.
•T opreventdustfrominvadingthevalve,youshould
alwaysinstallandusethevalvedustcap.
•Markbeforeremovingthewheels,soastokeepthem
intheoriginalpositionforreinstallation.
•Storetheremovedwheelsortiresincoolanddryplaces
tokeepoutofthesunasfaraspossible.
NewTires
Newtireshavenotformedtheoptimaladhesiveability
whencomingintouse,sointherst500kmyoushallrun
inatmoderatespeedinappropriatelycarefuldrivingstyle,
thisisalsobenecialtotheservicelifeofthetires.
Damagestotiresandrimsareoftensubtle.Anyabnormal
vibrationordriftoccurringwhenthevehicleismovingmay
explainthetiredamage.Ifyoususpectthatthetiresare
damaged,pleasebesuretoimmediatelyreducethespeed,
andstoptocheckthetiresfordamage.Ifyoucan'tsee
anydamagefromtheoutside,youshallslowdownand
continuetodrivetothenearestMGAuthorisedRepairer
forinspection.
TiresMarkedwithDirectionalT readPatterns
Theproleofthetirewithdirectionaltreadpatterns
ismarkedanarrow,andyoumustusethetiresinthis
specieddirectionofrotation.Thus,ensurethetire
rideabilityoptimizedinpreventinghydroplaning,improving
adhesiveability,reducingrunningnoise,extendingwear
life,etc.
ServiceLifeofTires
Correcttirepressureandmoderatedrivingmodecan
prolongtheservicelifeoftires.Itisrecommendedto
notethefollowingsinservice:
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