Tire ro ta tio n
Wh e e l a n d tire c o m b in a tio n s
139n
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:
Th e rig h t c h o ic e
Co d e s o n tire s a n d w h e e ls
Us e o nly tire s a p p ro ve d b y B MW. R e fe r The tire c od e s w ill a id yo u in s e le c tin g
to p a ge 1 42.
th e c orre c t tire .
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 .
Be c a us e o f th e high s p e e d s th is ve hic le
c a n re a c h, th e u s e o f s p e c ific tire
b ra nd s , s p e c ific a tio ns a nd d im e ns ions
is m a nd a to ry. C ons ult a ny B MW c e nte r
Cod e s o n ra d ia l tire s :
Fo r e xa m p le
235/60 R 16 10 0 W
No m ina l w id th
in m m
As p e c t ra tio in %
Ra d ia l tire c od e
Rim d ia m e te r in in c he s
Loa d ra tin g
(not o n ZR tire s )
S p e e d ra tin g
(b e fore R o n ZR tire s )
Fo llowing ro ta tio n, c orre c t th e tire in fla - for d e ta ils .
tio n p re s s ure . Com p ly w ith n a tio na l, s ta te , o r p ro vin-
c ia l re gula tio ns .
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
(p a ge 1 42), 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 c orre c t w he e l-tire c om b ina -
tio n a ffe c ts d iffe re nt s ys te m s s uc h
a s AB S , ATC , AS C+T/DS C. Th e fu nc -
tio n o f th e s e s ys te m s is im p a ire d if im -
p ro p e r w he e l-tire c om b ina tio ns a re
us e d .
Fo r th is re a s on, u s e o nly tire s o f th e
s a m e b ra nd a nd tre a d p a tte rn . In th e
e ve nt o f a fla t tire , fo r e xa m p le , re m ount
th e a p p ro ve d whe e l-tire c om b ina tio n a s
s oon a s p os s ib le .<
The s p e e d ra tin g in d ic a te s th e a p -
p ro ve d m a xim um s p e e d fo r th e tire .
S um m e r tire s :
S
T
H
V
W
Y
=
=
=
=
=
=
up to 1 12 m p h (1 80 km /h)
up to 1 18 m p h (1 90 km /h)
up to 1 30 m p h (2 10 km /h)
up to 1 49 m p h (2 40 km /h)
up to 1 67 m p h (2 70 km /h)
up to 1 86 m p h (3 00 km /h)
ZR = ove r 1 49 m p h (2 40 km /h)
Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 004 597 - © 08/99 BMW Group
| Categories | BMW 7-Series Manuals, BMW Manuals |
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| Tags | BMW 740i, BMW 740iL, BMW 750iL, BMW E38 |
| Model Year | 2001 |
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