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18nTire re p la c e m e n t
Tire ro ta tio n
Do not u s e re tre a d e d tire s . Drivin g Be tw e e n th e a xle s
If d iffe re nt tire s ize s a re m ounte d
on th e fro nt a nd re a r a xle s (re fe r to
p a ge 1 22), th e w he e ls m a y n ot b e ro -
ta te d fro m o ne a xle to th e o th e r.<
s a fe ty m a y b e im p a ire d b y th e ir
The tre a d we a r p a tte rn s a t th e fro nt e nd
us 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 – fa c to rs
th a t c a n le a d to a d e c re a s e in th e ir d u-
ra b ility.<
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 op 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 .
Tire a g e
Wh e n c ons id e ring th e p ote ntia l e c o-
nom ic b e ne fits o f in te ra xle tire ro ta tio n,
yo u m us t d e c id e w he th e r th e e xp e ns e
of h a ving th e tire s ro ta te d is like ly to b e
a m ortiz e d d uring th e a ntic ip a te d e xte n-
s ion in tire life . In p rinc ip le , in te ra xle tire
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 ... 3 28 in d ic a te s th a t th e tire w a s
m a nufa c tu re d in We e k 3 2 o f 1 998.
BMW re c om m e nd s th e re p la c e m e nt o f ro ta tio n s hould b e p e rfo rm e d a t s hort in -
a ll tire s w he n th e tire s a re n o m ore th a n te rva ls , w ith a m a xim um o f 3 ,0 00 m ile s
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ye a rs o ld , e ve n if a tire life o f 1 0 ye a rs (5,0 00 km ). C ons ult yo ur B MW c e nte r
is p os s ib le .
for m ore in form 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 th a t yo u c om p ly w ith th e fo l-
lowing:
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 ffe c te d .
Fo llowing ro ta tio n, c orre c t th e tire in fla -
tio n p re s s ure .
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