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36nTire in fla tio n p re s s u re
Tire c o n d itio n
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 .
The u ltim a te re s ult c a n a s s um e th e
form o f a s ud d e n a ir lo s s .
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,
a s c a n va ria tio ns in n orm a l ve hic le re -
s p ons e , s uc h a s a p ro nounc e d te n-
d 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 a nd c a re fully p ro -
c e e d ing 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 h a ving th e
ve hic le to we d in to h a ve it a nd its tire s
.6 m m ) to in d ic a te th a t th e le ga lly p e r-
ins 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 w hic h d e p e nd o n th e
c ond itio n o f th e tire s a nd th e m a inte -
na nc e o f 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 in flue nc e s
th e ro a d hold ing a b ility o f 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 – in -
c lud ing th e s p a re tire – re gula rly,
a t le a s t e ve ry tw o w e e ks a nd b e fore b e -
ginning a lo nge r trip . If th is is n ot d one , Tre a d d e p th s hould n ot b e a llowe d to
inc orre c t tire p re s s ure s c a n c a us e d riv- go b e low 0 .1 2 in (3 m m ), e ve n th ough
ing in s ta b ility a nd tire d a m a ge , u lti-
th e le ga lly s p e c ifie d m inim um tre a d
d e p th is o nly 0 .0 63 in (1 .6 m m ). We a r
indicato rs a ppe ar in th e tre ad a t 0.0 63 in
m a te ly re s ulting in a c c id e nts .<
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m is s ib le w e a r lim it h a s b e e n re a c he d .
Be low 0.1 2 in (3 m m ) tre a d d e p th , th e re
is a n in c re a s e d ris k o f a q ua p la ning,
e ve n a t re la tive ly m od e ra te s p e e d s a nd
with o nly s m a ll a m ounts o f wa 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 .<
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| Document Type | User and Operator's Vehicle Manual Guide in PDF |
| Tags | BMW 740i, BMW 740iL, BMW 750iL, BMW E38 |
| Model Year | 2000 |
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