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MAINTENANCE
T yre
Outline
•T akeextracarewhenusingnewtyresfortherst
300miles(500km).
•Avoidexcessivecorneringatspeed.
•Regularlychecktyresfordamageandforeignobjects-
removeanyforeignobjectsfromthetread.
•Avoidtyrecontactwithoils,greaseandfuel.
•Ensurevalvecapsarealwaystted.
•Ifthetyreistoberemovedalwaysmarkthetyre/wheel
orientationtoensurecorrectretment.
NewT yres
Newtyresmaynothavethesameadhesionpropertiesof
theoldtyres,pleasetakeextracarefor300miles(500km).
Thisactioncouldbenettyrelife.T yreorrimdamagecan
happenunnoticed.Ifabnormalvibrationsorhandlingis
experienced,oryouthinktyreorrimdamagehasoccurred
pleasecontactanMGAutorisedRepairer.
DirectionalT yres
Directionaltyresaremarkedwith‘directionofrotation'
(DOR).T omaintainhandlingcharacteristics,tyre
performance,lowroadnoiseandextendtyrelife,
tyres/wheelsmustalwaysbettedwithindicationarrow
showingthecorrect‘DOR'.
T yreLife
Correcttyrepressuresandmoderatedrivingstylecan
extendtyrelife.Recommendations:
•Ifthevehicleistobestoredforalengthytime,please
moveatleastonetimeintwoweeksto‘rotatethe
tyres'.
•T yrepressuresshouldbecheckedregularlywhenthe
tyresarecold.
•Avoidcorneringatexcessivespeeds.
•Regularlychecktyresforabnormalwearpatterns.The
followingfactorsaffectthetyrelife.
TyrePressures
Incorrecttyrepressurescanresultinpoordriving
characteristicsandashortenedtyrelife.T yrepressures
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