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SERVICEANDMAINTENANCE
ServiceLifeofT yres
Rationaltyrepressureandmoderatedrivingstylecan
extendtyrelife.Recommendationsduringuseareas
follows:
•Checkthetyrepressuresatleastonceamonth,itshall
becarriedoutwhenthetyreiscold;
•Avoidcorneringatexcessivespeeds;
•Regularlychecktyresforabnormalwearpatterns.
•Whenthevehicleistobeparkedforalongtime,please
moveitatleastonceeverytwoweeksandcheckthe
tyrepressuretopreventdeformationofthetyresdue
tolong-termlocalstress.
Thefollowingfactorsaffectthetyrelife:
TyrePressure
Overorunder-inatedtyreswillcauseabnormalwear
ofthetyre,shorteningshortentheservicelife,whilst
creatinganadverseeffectonthedrivingcharacteristicsof
thevehicle.
DrivingStyle
Fastdriving,excessivelyharshaccelerationandbraking
whilstcorneringwillaggravatethetyrewear.
WheelBalance
Thewheelsofanewvehiclearesubjecttodynamicbalance
testing,butout-of-balancewheelsmaystillbecauseddue
totheeffectsofvariousfactorsinoperation.
Ifwheelsareoutofbalance,shakingorvibrationofthe
steeringmechanismmayoccurandthetyresmaystartto
wearexcessively.Itisimportanttorestorewheelbalance
asquicklyaspossible.Eachwheelshouldberebalanced
afterttinganewtyreorhavingatyrerepaired.
WheelAlignmentDefect
Incorrectwheelalignmentcancauseexcessivetyrewear
andaffectvehiclesafety.Ifthetyresshowsignsofabnormal
wear,checkthewheelalignmentandseekadvicefroma
localMGAuthorisedRepairer .
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