Skoda Rapid Owner's Manual page 166

are and maintenance of the vehicle
heckin the tyre inflation pressure
spare wheel emer ency spare wheel
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A tyre inflation pressure that is too hi h or too low can lead to the tyre sud-
denly losin air or burstin durin drivin . his can cause serious accidents
and fatal in uries.
A tyre inflation pressure that is too low can heat up the tyre so much that
it may lead to tread separation and burstin of the tyre.
cessive speeds or overloadin of the vehicle may cause overheatin and
sudden tyre dama e includin punctures and detachment of the tread and
thus loss of vehicle control.
A tyre inflation pressure that is too low or too hi h reduces the life of the
tyres and de rades the performance of the vehicle.
Re ularly check the tyre inflation pressure at least once a month and ad-
ditionally before every lon ourney.
All tyres must have the correct tyre inflation pressure in accordance with
the payload.
ever reduce the increased air pressure in warm tyres.
cold tyres
O
hen attachin the tyre inflation pressure au e make sure that it is not
ammed with the valve stem.
Missin unsuitable or not properly screwed-on valve caps can cause dam-
a e to the tyre valve. herefore always drive with fully screwed-on valve caps
that match the factory-fitted valve caps.
or the sake of the environment
read depth and wear indicator
irst read and observe the introductory information and safety warn-
in s on pa e .
read depth
⇒
inter tyres
i . read ear indicator.