Te m p e ra tu re
As w inte r tire s d is p la y a n otic e a b le lo s s in
th e ir a b ility to c op e w ith c old -we a th e r d riv-
ing c ond itio ns o nc e th e tre a d w e a rs to
b e low k/K in /4 m m , to e ns ure c ontin ue d
s a fe ty yo u s hould a lwa ys h a ve s uc h tire s
re p la c e d .
The te m p e ra tu re g ra d e s a re A – th e
highe s t –, B , a nd C , re p re s e ntin g th e tire 's
re s is ta nc e to th e g e ne ra tio n o f he a t a nd its
a b ility to d is s ip a te h e a t w he n te s te d u nd e r
c ontro lle d c ond itio ns on a s p e c ifie d ind oor
la b ora to ry te s t w he e l.
S us ta ine d h igh te m p e ra tu re c a n c a us e
th e m a te ria l o f th e tire to d e ge ne ra te a nd
re d uc e tire life , a nd e xc e s s ive te m p e ra tu re
c a n le a d to s ud d e n tire fa ilure . Th e gra d e C
c orre s p ond s to a le ve l o f p e rfo rm a nc e
whic h a ll p a s s e nge r c a r tire s m us t m e e t
und e r th e Fe d e ra l Mo to r Ve hic le S a fe ty
S ta nd a rd No . 1 09. G ra d e s B a nd A re p re -
s e nt h ighe r le ve ls o f p e rfo rm a nc e o n th e
la b ora to ry te s t w he e l th a n th e m inim um
re q uire d b y la w.
We a r in d ic a to rs a t th e tre a d -gro ove b a s e ,
re fe r to a rro w, a re d is trib ute d ove r th e tire 's
c irc um fe re nc e a nd a re m a rke d o n th e s id e
of th e tire with TWI – Tre a d We a r In d ic a to r.
The s e in d ic a to rs s igna l a t a tre a d d e p th
of k/FK in /1.6 m m th a t th e le ga lly p e rm itte d
we a r lim it h a s b e e n re a c he d .
The te m p e ra tu re g ra d e fo r th is tire is
e s ta b lis he d fo r a tire th a t is p ro p e rly
infla te d a nd n ot o ve rlo a d e d . Exc e s s ive
s p e e d , u nd e rinfla tio n, o r e xc e s s ive lo a d -
ing, e ith e r s e p a ra te ly o r in c om b ina tio n,
c a n c a us e h e a t b uild up a nd p os s ib le tire
fa ilure .<
Tire d a m a g e
Un us ua l vib ra tio ns e nc ounte re d d ur-
ing n orm a l ve hic le o p e ra tio n c a n
ind ic a te tire fa ilure o r s om e o th e r ve hic le
d e fe c t. Th is c a n, fo r e xa m p le , b e c a us e d
b y d rivin g o ve r c urb s .
Ru n -fla t tire s
You will re c ognize run-fla t tire s b y a c irc ula r
s ym b ol c onta ining th e le tte rs R S C o n th e
s id e o f th e tire , re fe r to p a ge 1 93.
The s e kin d s o f p ro b le m s m a y a ls o b e
s igna le d b y o th e r c ha nge s in ve hic le
re s p ons e , s uc h a s a s tro ng te nd 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 . C a re fully p ro c e e d – o r h a ve yo ur
ve hic le to we d – to th e ne a re s t B MW c e nte r
or tire d e a le r to h a ve th e w he e ls o r tire s
ins p e c te d .
Tire d a m a ge , e xte nd ing to s ud d e n a nd
c om p le te lo s s o f p re s s ure in e xtre m e
c a s e s , c a n p os e a p ote ntia lly le th a l s a fe ty
ha za rd fo r th e ve hic le 's o c c up a nts a nd
oth e r ro a d u s e rs a like .<
M+S
Win te r a nd a ll-s e a s on tire s .
The s e h a ve b e tte r w inte r p ro p e rtie s th a n
s um m e r tire s .
Tire c o n d itio n
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 o b je c ts
lod ge d in th e tre a d . C he c k th e tre a d d e p th .
Tire tre a d
The tre a d d e p th s hould n ot fa ll b e low e in /
3
m m .
At tre a d d e p th s b e low e in /3 m m , th e re is
a n inc re a s e d ris k o f high-s p e e d h yd ro p la n-
ing, e ve n w he n o nly s m a ll a m ounts o f
wa te r a re p re s e nt o n th e ro a d s urfa c e .
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