MG HS PHEV - Tyres; Overview

MAINTENANCE
T yres
Overview
•T akeextracarewhenusingnewtyresfortherst
300miles.
•Avoidexcessivecorneringatspeed.
•Regularlychecktyresforsignsofdamage.DONOT
removeforeignobjectssuchasscrewsornailsfromthe
tyre.Ifatyreshowsanysignsofdamagepleaseensure
itisinspectedbyareputabletyretterforadvice.
•Preventtyrescomingintocontactwithanychemicals
suchasoil,greaseorfuel.
•Ensurevalvecapsarealwaystted.
•Ifthetyreistoberemovedalwaysmarkthetyre/wheel
orientationtoensurecorrectretment.
NewT yres
Newtyresmaynothavethesameadhesionpropertiesof
theoldtyres,pleasetakeextracarefor300miles.This
actioncouldbenettyrelife.
Thedamageofatyreorrimmayhappenunnoticed.If
abnormalvibrationorhandlingisexperienced,thatmeans
thetyreorrimmayhavebeendamaged.Pleaseslowdown
andparkyourvehicleinasuitable,safelocation,thencheck
thetyreandrim.Ifyoucan'tseethedamagefromthe
outsidecontinuetodrivethevehicleslowlytoareputable
tyretterorMGAuthorisedRepairerforinspectionand
advice.
DirectionalT yres
Directionaltyresaremarkedwith‘directionofrotation'
(DOR).T omaintainhandlingcharacteristics,tyre
performance,lowroadnoiseandextendtyrelife,tyres
mustalwaysbettedwithindicationarrowshowingthe
correct‘DOR'.
T yreLife
Correcttyrepressuresandmoderatedrivingstylecan
extendtyrelife.Recommendations:
•Ifthevehicleistobestoredforalengthytime,please
moveyourvehicleatleastonceeverytwoweeksto
‘rotatethetyres'.
•T yrepressuresshouldbecheckedmonthlywhenthe
tyresarecold.
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