MG HS - Tyres; Overview

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T yres
Overview
•Newtyresmaynothaveoptimumadhesionproperties,
pleaserunatmoderatespeedinappropriatelycareful
drivingstylefortherst500km.
•Y oucanonlydriveatlowspeedwhenpassingkerbsor
similarsections,andpassthewheelsthroughthekerbs
atrightangleasfaraspossible.
•Regularlychecktyresfordamage(punctures,scratches,
cracksandpits)-removeanyforeignobjectsfromthe
tread.
•Thevalvedustcapmustbettedtopreventdustfrom
enteringthevalve.
•Ifthetyreistoberemoved,alwaysmarkthetyre/wheel
orientationtoensurecorrectreinstallation.
•Storetheremovedwheelortyreinacool,dryanddark
place.
Thedamageofatyreorrimmayhappenunnoticeably.If
abnormalvibrationordeviationisexperienced,thatmeans
thetyremayhavebeendamaged.Ifyoususpectthatthe
tyresaredamaged,pleasebesuretoimmediatelyreduce
thespeed,andstoptocheckthetyresfordamage.If
youcan’tseeanydamagefromtheoutside,youshalldrive
atlowspeedtothenearestMGAuthorisedRepairerfor
inspection.
T yreswithDirectionalT readPatterns
Theproleoftyreswithdirectionaltreadpatternsis
markedwithanarrow,andyoumustusethetyresinthis
specieddirectionofrotation.Thustheoptimizedtyre
rideabilityinpreventinghydroplaning,improvingadhesive
ability,reducingrunningnoise,extendingwearlife,etc.
canbeensured.
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