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Drivin g and operatio n
Tread dept h
Check tread depth regularly. Should the
front tyres show greater wea r than the rear
tyres, have both front wheels ex cha ng ed
with the rear wheels so that the tyres w ith
deeper tread are on the front ax le.
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For safety reasons, ty res should b e
replaced when their tread depth has worn
down to 2 to 3 mm. The leg al perm issible
minim um tread dep th (1.6 mm ) ha s b een
reached when the tread has worn down a s
fa r as one of the tread wear indicators. A
numb er of trea d wear indicators are
spac ed a t equal interv als around the tyre
within the tread. Their position is indica ted
by m arking s on the tyre sidewall.
General inform ation
N ote that the d anger of aquap la ning is
greater if the tyres are worn.
Tyres age, ev en if they are used only very
little or not at all. A spare wheel 3 which
has not been used for six years should be
used w ith c are.
N ever fit used tyres the previous history
and use of which you do not know.
Tyre d esigna tions
Meaning s:
e.g. 195/65 R 16 C
195 =
Tyre width in mm
65
=
Aspect ratio in %
(tyre height to tyre width in %)
R
=
Belt ty pe: Radial
16
=
Rim diam eter in inches
C
=
Cargo or c om mercial use
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