Maintenance
T yreLife
Correcttyrepressuresandmoderatedrivingstylecan
extendtyrelife.
Recommendations:
•Ifthevehicleistobestoredforalengthytime,please
moveatleastonetimeintwoweeksto'rotatethetyres'
•T yrepressuresshouldbecheckedregularlywhenthe
tyresarecold.
•Avoidcorneringatexcessivespeeds.
•Regularlychecktyresforabnormalwearpatterns.
Thefollowingfactorscanaffectthetyrelife.
T yrePressures
Incorrecttyrepressurescanresultinpoordriving
characteristicsandashortenedtyrelife.T yrepressures
shouldbecheckedatleastonceamonth,andonceprior
toeachlong-distancejourney.
DrivingStyle
Excessivelyharshaccelerationandbrakingwhilstcornering
willreducetyrelife.
WheelBalance
Shakingorvibrationofthevehicleorsteeringmechanism
canindicateoutofbalancewheels.Itisimportanttorectify
thisquicklyastopreventwearonsteeringandsuspension
componentsandshortentyrelife.
WheelAlignment
Incorrectwheelalignmentcancauseexcessivetyrewear
andaffectvehiclesafety.Ifthetyresshowsignsofabnormal
wearseekadvicefromanMGAuthorisedrepairer.
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