MAINTENANCE
•Avoidcorneringatexcessivespeeds.
•Regularlychecktyresforabnormalwearpatterns.
Thefollowingfactorsaffectthetyrelife:
TyrePressures
Incorrecttyrepressurescanresultinpoordriving
characteristicsandashortenedtyrelife.Tyrepressures
shouldbecheckedatleastonceamonth,andonceprior
toeachlong-distancejourney.
DrivingStyle
Excessivelyharshaccelerationandbrakingwhilstcornering
willreducetyrelife.
WheelBalance
Everynewvehicleleavesthefactoryhavinghadthewheels
dynamicallybalanced.Outofbalancewheelsmaybedue
tomanyfactors.Ifwheelsareoutofbalance,shakingor
vibrationofthesteeringmechanismmayoccurandthe
tyresmaystarttowearexcessively.Itisimportantto
restorewheelbalanceasquickaspossible.Eachwheel
shouldberebalancedafterinstallinganewtyreorhavinga
tyrerepair.
WheelAlignment
Incorrectwheelalignmentcancauseexcessivetyrewear
andaffectvehiclesafety.Ifthetyresshowsignsofabnormal
wear,checkthewheelalignmentandseekadvicefroman
MGAuthorisedrepairer.
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