Tyre And Wheel Safety; Maintaining The Tyres; Tyres (Tyre Safety, Wheels, Winter Precautions) - Renault Kangoo 1998 Manual

TYRES

Tyre and wheel safety

The tyres are the only contact
between the vehicle and the road, so
it is essential to keep them in good
condition.
You must make sure that your tyres
conform to local road regulations.
When they need to be
replaced, only tyres of
the same make, size, type
and profile should be
used.
Tyres fitted to the vehicle should
either be identical to those fitted
originally or conform to those
recommended by your RENAULT
Dealer.
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Maintaining the tyres

The tyres must be in good condition
and the tread form must have
sufficient depth; tyres approved by
RENAULT's Technical Department
have wear warning strips 1 in the
form of indicators moulded into the
tread at several points.
When the tyre tread has eroded as
far as the warning strips, the strips
become visible 2: it will then be
necessary to replace your tyres
because the tyre tread will only be
1.6 mm deep at most, which can
lead to poor road holding on wet
roads.
An overloaded
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journeys by motorway, particularly
in very hot weather, or continual
driving on poorly surfaced minor
roads will lead to more rapid tyre
wear and affect safety.
Incidents which occur
when driving, such as
striking the kerb, may
damage the tyres and
could lead to misalignment of
the front axle geometry. In this
case, have the condition of the
tyres checked by a RENAULT
Dealer.
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