Tire durability
When installing a directional tire (these tires can be recognized by the arrow on the sidewall of the tire) it is imperative to ensure the correct direction of rotation of the tire. This ensures optimum tire behavior in terms of aquaplaning, traction, noise and traction.
Tire life depends mainly on the following factors.
Tire pressure
The air pressure ratings for summer tires are indicated on a sticker on the inside of the fuel filler cap.
It is especially important to maintain the recommended air pressure in the tires when driving at high speeds. Therefore, you should check the air pressure in your tires at least once a month and before every long trip.
In this case, do not forget to measure the air pressure in the spare wheel.
On a reduced size emergency spare tire, the air pressure rating is printed on the sidewall of the tire.
A full size spare tire should always be maintained at nominal pressure for a fully loaded vehicle.
Tire pressure should always be checked when the tires are cold. With increased air pressure in hot tires, do not bleed air from the tire. If the load changes significantly, the air pressure in the tires should be changed accordingly.
Vehicles with full-size wheel covers have extensions instead of dust caps to improve ventilation. It is not necessary to unscrew these extensions when checking and adjusting the tire pressure.
Too low or too high tire pressure will shorten tire life and impair driving performance.
Warning: When driving at high speed for a long time, tires with excessively low pressure do a very large amount of lateral deformation of the tires, as a result of which the tires become very hot. This can lead to the separation of the elements of the treads of the tire and even to its rupture.
Too low tire pressure leads to increased fuel consumption. Because of this, there is an excessive burden on the environment.
Driving style
Overcoming sharp turns at high speeds, rapid acceleration and hard braking - all this increases tire wear.
Wheel balancing
The wheels of the new car are balanced. During the operation of the car, under the influence of various reasons, the balancing of the wheels can be disturbed, which can be seen by deviations in the normal operation of the steering.
The imbalance of the wheels leads to increased wear of the steering parts of the tires and the suspension of the car, therefore, if an imbalance occurs, the wheels should be re-balanced. Steering wheel vibration due to wheel imbalance occurs in a certain speed range and disappears when the speed decreases or increases. In addition, wheel balancing is necessary after fitting a new tire and after each tire repair.
Incorrect wheel alignment
Incorrect wheel alignment not only causes increased tire wear, especially one-sided wear, but also contributes to a decrease in traffic safety.
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