General Tyre Care

General Tyre Care
The most important step to healthy tyres is to maintain your tyres on a regular basis to allow a longer tyre life.

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Inflation Pressure Maintenance

 The tyres on your vehicle are responsible for transmitting all steering, driving and braking forces from your vehicle to the road. Poor inflation pressure maintenance can compromise your vehicle’s performance, and therefore your safety. Regular tyre pressure checks will also minimize the cost of motoring by improving fuel consumption and tyre life.

 Why is maintaining tyre inflation pressure important?

Tyre inflation pressures naturally decrease with time as air slowly bleeds slowly through the tyre’s inner liner. For this reason, tyre inflation pressures need to checked and adjusted at regular intervals.

Correct tyre inflation tyre inflation pressures are essential for optimum tyre grip. Under-inflation (inflation pressures that are lower than recommended), and over-inflation (inflation pressures that are higher than recommended) both compromise tyre grip.

Correct tyre inflation tyre pressures optimize tyre life.

Under-inflation increases the rolling resistance of the tyres and therefore, vehicle fuel consumption. Inflation pressure maintenance will minimize vehicle fuel consumption.

Tyre inflation pressure checks can reveal punctures and other tyre damage that need attention from your  tyre dealer.

  •   IF A TYRE HAS LOST PRESSURE IT MUST BE VISUALY INSPECTED FOR OBVIOUS DAMAGE OR FORIEGN OBJECTS PUNCTURING TYRE. IF YOU ARE UNSURE IF THE TYRE IS LOSING PRESSURE IT SHOULD BE REPLACED WITH YOUR SPARE AND CHECK BY A PROFESSIONAL, REPUTABLE TYRE DEALER.
  • REMEMBER THAT DRIVING ON A TYRE WITH LOW PRESSURE IS VERY LIKLEY TO DAMAGED IT BEYOND REPAIR
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When do tyre inflation pressures need to be checked & adjusted?

  • Tyre inflation pressures that are recommended are cold inflation pressures. Inflation pressures need to be checked & adjusted when the tyres are cold,  before the vehicle is driven.
  • Inflation pressure checks every 2 weeks is considered optimum, every 4 weeks could be considered a maximum interval between inflation pressure checks.
  •  Where do I find the recommended tyre inflation pressure for my vehicle?
  • The vehicle’s tyre placard will include the vehicle manufacturer’s tyre inflation pressure recommendations. On most vehicles the tyre placard can usually be found in the driver’s door jam. On some vehicles the tyre placard may be in the glove-box, under the bonnet or behind the fuel filler flap.
  • The vehicle owner’s handbook usually includes the vehicle manufacturer’s tyre inflation pressure recommendations
  • Contact the tyre manufacturer for their inflation pressure recommendations.
  • Keep in mind that if you have fitted a tyre size to your vehicle that is different from the original equipment tyre size, the tyre recommendations on the vehicle’s tyre placard and in the owners handbook may not be suitable.

Other inflation pressure tips:

Purchase a high quality pressure gauge. This is a one-off purchase that will provide accurate pressure readings for several years or more.

If your vehicle is heavily laden, higher inflation pressures are recommend compared to when the vehicle is lightly loaded.

Don’t rely on the appearance of the tyre to “guess” the pressure, use a gauge. There is only a small difference in the appearance low profile tyres when the inflation pressure is suitable and when the tyre is under-inflated.

 
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