Tire in fla tio n p re s s u re s
Tire c o n d itio n
113n
In fo rm a tio n fo r yo u r s a fe ty
Do n ot d rive o n a d e fla te d (fla t)
tire . A fla t tire g re a tly im p a irs
s te e ring a nd b ra kin g re s p ons e , a nd c a n
le a d to c om p le te lo s s o f c ontro l o ve r
th e ve hic le .
The fa c to ry- a p p ro ve d ra d ia l tire s a re
m a tc he d to th e c a r a nd h a ve b e e n s e -
le c te d to p ro vid e o p tim um s a fe ty a nd
d rivin g c om fort o n yo ur c a r.
Avo id o ve rlo a d ing th e ve hic le s o th a t
th e p e rm itte d lo a d o n th e tire s is n ot e x-
c e e d e d . O ve rlo a d ing c a n le a d to o ve r-
he a tin g a nd inc re a s e s th e ra te a t w hic h
d a m a ge d e ve lop s in s id e th e tire s . Yo u
c ould h a ve a b lowout a s a re s ult.
Un us ua l vib ra tio ns e nc ounte re d d uring
norm a l ve hic le o p e ra tio n c a n in d ic a te
tire fa ilure o r s om e o th e r ve hic le d e fe c t.
This is a ls o tru e fo r irre gula ritie s in th e
ve hic le 's h a nd ling c ha ra c te ris tic s , s uc h
a s a p ro nounc e d te nd e nc y to p ull to th e
le ft o r rig ht. S hould th is o c c ur, re s p ond
b y im m e d ia te ly re d uc ing yo ur s p e e d .
P ro c e e d c a re fully to th e n e a re s t B MW
c e nte r o r p ro fe s s iona l tire c e nte r, o r
ha ve th e ve hic le to we d in to h a ve it a nd
its tire s in s p e c te d .
It is not m e re ly th e tire 's s e rvic e life , b ut
a ls o d rivin g c om fort a nd – a b ove a ll e ls e
– d
rivin g s a fe ty th a t d e p e nd o n th e c on-
d itio n o f th e tire s a nd th e m a inte na nc e
of th e s p e c ifie d tire p re s s ure .
Inc orre c t in fla tio n p re s s ure is a fre q ue nt
c a us e o f tire d a m a ge . It a ls o s ignifi-
c a ntly in flue nc e s th e ro a d hold ing a b ility
of yo ur B MW.
Tire tre a d – Tire d a m a g e
Ins p e c t yo ur tire s fre q ue ntly fo r tre a d
we a r, s igns o f d a m a ge a nd fo r fo re ign
ob je c ts lo d ge d in th e tre a d . C he c k th e
tre a d d e p th .
Che c k tire in fla tio n p re s s ure s re g-
ula rly – in c lud e th e s p a c e -s a ve r
s p a re tire o r s p a re tire – a t le a s t tw ic e a The tre a d d e p th s hould n ot b e a ny s ha l-
m onth a nd b e fore b e ginning a lo nge r
trip . If th is is n ot d one , in c orre c t tire
p re s s ure s c a n c a us e d rivin g in s ta b ility ris k o f a q ua p la ning, e ve n a t re la tive ly
a nd tire d a m a ge , u ltim a te ly re s ulting in m od e ra te s p e e d s a nd w ith o nly s m a ll
a n a c c id e nt.<
lowe r th a n 0 .12 in c he s (3 m m ). Be low
th is tre a d d e p th , th e re is a s ignific a nt
a m ounts o f w a te r o n th e ro a d .
Tire d a m a ge (up to a nd in c lud ing b low-
outs ) c a n e nd a nge r th e live s o f b oth th e
ve hic le o c c up a nts a nd o th e r ro a d
us e rs .<
We re c om m e nd th a t yo u a lwa ys re -
p la c e th e tire s o nc e th e tre a d w e a rs to
0
.1 2 in c he s (3 m m ). If yo u c ontin ue to
us e th e tire s , w e a r in d ic a to rs a p p e a r in
th e tre a d a t 0 .0 63 in c he s (1 .6 m m ).
Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 155 024 - © 07/99 BMW AG
| Categories | BMW 3-Series Manuals, BMW Manuals |
|---|---|
| Tags | BMW 323i, BMW 328i, BMW E46 |
| Model Year | 2000 |
| Download File |
|
| Document File Type | |
| Publisher | bmwusa.com |
| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
(4 votes, average: 3.75 out of 4)
Automotive readers have rated 2000 BMW 323i 328i E46 Owners Manual 3.8 out of 4.0 based on 4 product reviews. I AM NEW TO THE BMW BUT I BELIEVE I AM GOING TOI ENJOY IT, THANKS FOR ALL THE HELP
This is somewhat complete car, with power to match. Awesome
THNX