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Punctured Tyres
Your vehicle is fitted with tyres which may
not leak if penetrated by a sharp object,
provided the object remains in the tyre.
If you are aware of this occurring, reduce
speed immediately and drive with caution
until the spare wheel can be fitted, or repairs
undertaken.
Note: If the sidewall of the tyre is damaged
ordistorted,replacethetyreimmediately.
Donotattemptarepair.
Tyre Wear Indicators
Tyres fitted as original equipment have wear
indicators moulded into the tread pattern
at several points around the circumference.
When the tread has worn down to 1.6mm
the indicators will come to the surface of
the tread pattern, producing the effect of a
continuous band of rubber across the width
of the tyre.
IMPORTANT
A tyre MUST be replaced as soon as a wear
indicator becomes visible. Otherwise there
may be a risk of accidents.
Tyre Rotation
It is recommended that you swap wheels
from side to side or front to rear at irregular
intervals in order to equalise tyre wear.
In cases of even front tyre wear, it is
recommended to exchange the front and
rear wheels as shown in the figure. This
can equalise tyre wear, extend tyre life, and
uniform tyre fatigue.
Swapping the driven wheels diagonally is
not advised, therefore, on AWD models it
is not recommended to change any wheels
diagonally, front to rear change is permissible.
Swapping non driven wheels is allowed,
therefore on 2WD models it is permissible
to swap wheels diagonally whilst considering
the DOR advice.
Maintenance
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