Tire re p la c e m e n t
Tire ro ta tio n
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If d iffe re nt tire s ize s a re m ounte d
To m a inta in g ood h a nd ling a nd ve hic le Be tw e e n th e a xle s
re s p ons e , u s e o nly tire s o f a s ingle
on th e fro nt a nd re a r a xle s
(p a ge 1 36), th e tire s m a y n ot b e ro ta te d
fro m o ne a xle to th e o th e r.<
The tre a d we a r p a tte rn s a t th e fro nt e nd
tre a d c onfigura tio n fro m a s ingle m a nu-
fa c tu re r. B MW te s ts a nd a p p ro ve s
whe e l/tire c om b ina tio ns . R e fe r to
p a ge 1 36.
d iffe r fro m th os e a t th e re a r - th e a c tu a l
p a tte rn s w ill va ry a c c ord ing to in d ivid -
ua l d rivin g c ond itio ns . In th e inte re s ts of
s a fe ty a nd m a inta ining o p tim a l ha nd ling
c ha ra c te ris tic s , tire ro ta tio n is n ot re c -
om m e nd e d .
Do n ot u s e re tre a d e d tire s , s inc e
d rivin g s a fe ty m a y b e im p a ire d b y
th e ir u s e . Th is is d ue to th e p os s ib le
va ria tio ns in c a s ing s tru c tu re s a nd , in
s om e c a s e s , to th e ir e xtre m e a ge ,
whic h c a n le a d to a d e c re a s e in th e ir
d ura b ility.<
If a p ro p os e d in te ra xle ro ta tio n o f tire s
is b a s e d o n e c onom ic c ons id e ra tio ns ,
one s hould c ons id e r w he th e r th e c os ts
for th e ro ta tio n a re like ly to b e re c a p -
tu re d b y a ny in c re a s e in th e s e rvic e life
of th e tire s w hic h m ight b e re a lize d . R o-
ta tio n s hould a lwa ys b e c a rrie d o ut a t
s hort in te rva ls , w ith a m a xim um o f
Tire a g e
The d a te o n w hic h th e tire w a s m a nu-
fa c tu re d is ind ic a te d b y th e c od e o n th e
s id e wa ll:
DO T ... 1 78 m e a ns th a t th e tire s w e re
m a nufa c tu re d in th e 1 7th w e e k o f 1 998.
3
,0 00 m ile s (5 ,0 00 km ). C ons ult yo ur
a uth orize d B MW c e nte r fo r m ore in for-
m a tio n.
S hould yo u d e c id e to ro ta te th e tire s , it
is e s s e ntia l to c om p ly w ith th e fo llow-
ing:
Rota te tire s o n th e s a m e s id e o nly,
s inc e b ra kin g c ha ra c te ris tic s a nd ro a d
grip c ould o th e rw is e b e a d ve rs e ly a f-
fe c te d .
BMW re c om m e nd s th e re p la c e m e nt o f
a ll tire s w he n th e tire s a re n o m ore th a n
6
ye a rs o ld , e ve n if a tire life o f 1 0 ye a rs
is p os s ib le .
S p a re tire s o ve r 6 ye a rs o ld s hould b e
us e d o nly in c a s e o f e m e rg e nc y. S uc h a
tire s hould b e re p la c e d b y a n e w tire
im m e d ia te ly, a nd s hould n ot b e
Fo llowing ro ta tio n, c orre c t th e tire in fla -
tio n p re s s ure .
m ounte d to ge th e r w ith n e w tire s .
Online Edition for Part-No. 01 41 9 791 187 - © 12/98 BMW AG
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| Tags | BMW 740i, BMW 740iL, BMW 750iL, BMW E38 |
| Model Year | 1999 |
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