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588 Maintenance
The plug (1) must be in its lowest position when oil is
being drained.
Tyres
Some advice on avoiding unnecessary
tyre wear
• Keep the correct air pressure, not too high and not
too low
• Remember that wear increases with speed
• Do not exert excess pressure on the tyres with
uneven loads
• Do not drive with imbalanced tyres
• Check front wheel toe-in regularly
• Do not shift tyres unnecessarily
Single drive wheels
Trucks with single tyres on the driving axle shall be
equipped with tyre pressure monitoring (TPM) and
electronic stability program (ESP). TPM warns the
driver if a tyre is leaking air, which could cause the
tyre to explode due to overheating. If an explosion
should occur, ESP provides an important function and
helps the driver keep control of the truck. From a
safety point of view, it is important that these systems
function correctly. If a fault in ESP, the braking
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