Wheel Condition - Mitsubishi Carisma Owner's Manual

Wheel condition

1 - Location of tread wear indicator
2 - Tread wear indicator
Check the tyres for cuts, cracks and other
damage. Replace the tyres if there are deep
cuts or cracks. Also check each tyre for
pieces of metal or pebbles.
The use of worn tyres can be very danger-
ous because of the greater chance of skid-
ding or hydroplaning. The tread depth of the
tyres must exceed 1.6 mm in order for the
tyres to meet the minimum requirement for
use.
If there are tread wear indicators on the tyres,
they will appear in six places on the surface
of the tyre as the tyre wears, thereby indicat-
ing that the tyre no longer meets the mini-
mum requirement for use. When these wear
indicators do appear, the tyres must be re-
placed with new ones.
Be sure that the wheel nuts are tightened
correctly. Refer to the section entitled "For
emergencies" for information concerning re-
placement of the tyres.
NOTE
The mark and the location of the tyre tread
wear indicators are different depending on
tyre manufacturers.
M32A001a
EM32A-Bj
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