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16nTire 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 not d rive on 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 hi-
c le . 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 loa d on th e tire s is not
e xc e e d e d . O ve rlo a d ing c a n le a d to
ove rh e a tin g a nd in c re a s e s th e ra te a t
whic h d a m a ge d e ve lop s ins id e th e tire s .
The ultim a te re s ult c a n a s s um e th e form
of 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
ins p e c te d .
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.
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 – 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
Tre a d d e p th s hould n ot b e a llowe d to
th is is not d one , in c orre c t tire p re s s ure s go b e low 0 .1 2 in c he s (3 m m ), e ve n
c a n c a us e d rivin g in s ta b ility a nd tire
d a m a ge , u ltim a te ly re s ulting in a c c i-
d e nts .<
th ough th e le ga lly s p e c ifie d m inim um
tre a d d e p th is 0.0 63 inc he s (1.6 m m ). At
a tre a d d e p th o f 0 .0 63 inc he s (1.6 m m ),
tre a d d e p th in d ic a to rs (a rro w) in th e
tre a d -gro ove b a s e in d ic a te th a t th e le -
ga lly-p e rm is s ib le w e a r lim it h a s b e e n
re a c he d . B e low 0 .1 2 in c he s (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
of 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 w ith o nly s m a ll
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 .<
a m ounts o f w a te r o n th e ro a d .
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