MG MG4 - Caring for Your Tyres

SERVICEANDMAINTENANCE
CaringforY ourT yres
USEOFDEFECTIVETYRESARE
DANGEROUS!DONOTdriveifanytyreis
damaged,excessivelyworn,orinatedto
anincorrectpressure.
Itisrecommendedtoinstallthetyres
consistentwiththeoriginalspecications.
DONOTreplacethetyreswithtyres
ofanyothertype.Alternativetyres,of
adifferentspecication,mayadversely
affectthevehicle'sdrivingcharacteristics
andsafety.Inordertoretaintheoriginal
safetycharacteristics,itissuggestedthat
youconsultanMGAuthorisedRepairer.
Alwaysdrivewithconsiderationfortheconditionofthe
tyres,andregularlyinspectthetreadandsidewallsforany
signofdistortion(bulges),cutsorwear .
Note:Preventtyresfromcomingintocontactwithoil,
greaseandfuel.
T yrePressures
Beforealongdistancejourney,thetyre
pressuremustbechecked.
Checkthepressuresatleasteverymonth,whenthetyres
arecold.
Ifitisnecessarytocheckthetyreswhentheyarewarm,
youshouldexpectthepressurestohaveincreasedby4-
5psi(i.e.0.3-0.4bar).Inthiscircumstance,NEVERlet
airoutofthetyresinordertomatchtherecommended
pressures(cold)inthetechnicaldata.
Valves
Keepthevalvecapsrmlysecuredtopreventdirtfrom
enteringthevalve.Checkthevalveforleaks(listenfora
tell-talehissing)whenyoucheckthetyrepressure.
PuncturedT yres
Y ourvehicleisttedwithtyreswhichmaynotleakif
penetratedbyasharpobject,providedtheobjectremains
inthetyre.Ifyouareawareofthisoccurring,reducespeed
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