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ServiceLifeofT yres
Rationaltyrepressureandmoderatedrivingstylecan
extendtyrelife.Recommendationsduringuseareas
follows:
•Checkthetyrepressuresatleastonceamonth,it
shouldbecarriedoutwhenthetyreiscold;
•Avoidcorneringatexcessivespeeds;
•Regularlychecktyresforabnormalwearpatterns.
•Whenthevehicleistobeparkedforalongtime,please
moveitatleastonceeverytwoweeksandcheckthe
tyrepressuretopreventdeformationofthetyresdue
tolong-termstress.
Thefollowingfactorsaffectthetyrelife:
TyrePressure
Overorunder-inatedtyreswillcausetheabnormalwear
ofthetyre,greatlyshortentheservicelife,andhavean
adverseeffectonthedrivingcharacteristicsofthevehicle.
DrivingStyle
Fastdriving,excessivelyharshaccelerationandbraking
whilstcorneringwillaggravatethetyrewear.
WheelDynamicBalance
Thewheelsofanewvehiclearesubjecttodynamicbalance
testing,butoutofbalancewheelsmaystillbecauseddue
totheeffectsofvariousfactorsinoperation.
Ifwheelsareoutofbalance,shakingorvibrationofthe
steeringmechanismmayoccurandthetyresmaystartto
wearexcessively.Itisimportanttorestorewheelbalance
asquicklyaspossible.Eachwheelshouldberebalanced
afterinstallinganewtyreorhavingatyrerepair.
WheelAlignmentDefect
Incorrectwheelalignmentcancauseexcessivetyrewear
andaffectvehiclesafety.Ifthetyresshowsignsofabnormal
wear,checkthewheelalignmentandseekadvicefroma
localAuthorisedrepairer.
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